Sabaugh v. City of Dearborn

Pursuant to its program for providing adequate housing for the elderly, in 1967 the defendant, city of Dearborn, by its council unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the purchase of an 88-unit apartment in Clearwater, Florida. The facility was intended to house those senior citizens of Dearborn who could no longer withstand the rigors of Michigan winters but still sought to retain a sense of community with other Dearborn senior citizens desiring to migrate to Florida.

Plaintiffs, taxpayers of the city, immediately requested a restraining order and an order to show cause, their complaint…