Legal Opinion
Esperance v. Chesterfield Township
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 16, 1979No. Docket 77-3142Published
1Opinion of the Court
89 Mich. App. 456 (1979)
280 N.W.2d 559
ESPERANCE
v.
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP
Docket No. 77-3142.
Michigan Court of Appeals.
Decided April 16, 1979.
Robert E. Childs, for plaintiff.
Anthony, Hearsch, Biernat & Bucci, for defendant.
Before: BRONSON, P.J., and M.J. KELLY and D.C. RILEY, JJ.
BRONSON, P.J.
The present case involves the proper interpretation to be given the recently enacted Open Meetings Act, MCL 15.261 et seq.; MSA 4.1800(11) et seq., specifically whether the act prohibits a public body from voting by secret ballot.
Due to an increase in population, defendant township became eligible for three…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Aikens v. Department of ConservationMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
- Heckathorn v. HeckathornMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
- Wexford County Prosecutor v. PrangerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Esperance v. Chesterfield TownshipMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Wineholt v. LaPorte Superior Court No. 2Indiana Supreme Court · 1967