Legal Opinion

Federated Insurance v. Oakland County Road Commission

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 2006No. Docket 126886PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*288TAYLOR, C.J.

At issue in this case is whether the Attorney General can appeal as an intervenor in this Court on behalf of the people and a state agency when the named losing parties did not themselves seek review in this Court. Notwithstanding the Attorney General’s broad statutory authority to intervene in cases, we hold that to pursue such an appeal as an intervenor there must be a justiciable controversy, which in this case requires an appeal by an “aggrieved party.” Because neither of the losing parties below filed a timely appeal, and because the Attorney General does not represent an…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. National Wildlife Federation v. Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Lee v. MacOmb County Board of CommissionersMichigan Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Phillips v. Mirac, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Kootenai Tribe of Idaho v. VenemanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  5. Mundy v. McDonaldMichigan Supreme Court · 1921

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by78 opinions

  1. Manuel v. GillMichigan Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Berry v. GarrettMichigan Court of Appeals · 2016
  3. Rohde v. Ann Arbor Public SchoolsMichigan Supreme Court · 2007
  4. People of Michigan v. William Lawrence RuckerMichigan Court of Appeals · 2018
  5. Martha Cares Olsen v. Chikaming TownshipMichigan Court of Appeals · 2018

73 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API