Swinehart v. Secretary of State

This appeal arises out of a suit initiated in the Ontonagon Circuit Court to challenge the refusal by the Secretary of State to renew the plaintiff’s driver’s license. Prom a judgment in favor of the defendant, plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff is an ordained clergyman serving churches in Michigan’s upper peninsula. On August 26, 1966, he applied for a renewal of his driver’s license which expired on September 8 of that year. He was granted a 60-day permit and his application was forwarded to the Driver Improvement Section of the Office of Driver and Vehicle Services.

Since he had stated in his…