Molony-Vierstra v. Michigan State University

Per Curiam:.

This case involves the towing of *225automobiles that are illegally parked. Michigan State University uses towing as a means of enforcing its parking regulations. The issue before us is whether the university’s towing ordinance is authorized by statute. We hold that it is not.

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On February 22, 1979, the plaintiff’s husband parked her motor vehicle on the campus of Michigan State University. As the plaintiff has acknowledged from the beginning, the vehicle was parked in a lot that is reserved for vehicles with faculty and staff permits, despite the fact that the vehicle did not have…