Detroit Fire Fighters Ass'n v. City of Detroit

Plaintiffs union and union officers appeal as of right the Wayne Circuit Court’s grant of summary disposition to defendants. Plaintiffs challenge the trial court’s ruling that the executive branch of the government of the City of Detroit may properly refuse to expend monies appropriated by the city council for a particular use. Defendants cross appeal, contending that the trial court erred in ruling that plaintiffs had standing to bring suit in the first instance. We affirm.

The operative facts are not in dispute. After defendant mayor submitted his written proposal for the city’s budget for…