Legal Opinion
Attorney General v. Piller
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1994No. Docket 142456PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReilly, J.
Defendants appealed as of right a circuit court postjudgment order allowing "fair and equitable” attorney fees in the amount of $3,500, but denying defendants’ request for attorney fees pursuant to § 3(3) of the Michigan Environmental Protection Act (mepa), MCL 691.1201 et seq.; MSA 14.528(201).et seq. We affirm the trial court’s denial of attorney fees under the mepa.
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The Attorney General initiated this action in 1987, claiming that defendants had filled in wetlands on their property without a permit from the Department of Natural Resources. The complaint alleged violations of the mepa and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matras v. Amoco Oil Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1986
- Superior Public Rights, Inc. v. Department of Natural ResourcesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- Taxpayers & Citizens in the Public Interest v. Department of State HighwaysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- Three Lakes Ass'n v. KesslerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Oscoda Chapter of Pbb Action Committee, Inc v. Department of Natural ResourcesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Broadway Coney Island, Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance CompaniesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1996
- Buckeye Marketers, Inc v. Finishing Services, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995
- Platte Lake Improvement Ass'n v. Department of Natural ResourcesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1996
- Model Laundries & Dry Cleaners v. Amoco Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1996
- Broadway Coney Island, Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance CompaniesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1996
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