Legal Opinion
Associated Builders and Contractors v. City of Lansing
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 2016No. Docket 149622PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, C.J.
Plaintiff appeals by leave the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Associated Builders & Contractors v City of Lansing.1 Plaintiff claims that the city of Lansing’s Ordinance 206.18(a) is unconstitutional under this Court’s 1923 decision Attorney General ex rel Lennane v Detroit2 and is an unlawful usurpation of state power. The Court of Appeals majority disagreed and ruled that subsequent changes to state law had caused Lennane to be “superseded.” The Court of Appeals erred by exceeding its powers for refusing to follow a decision from this Court that both applied and had not been overruled. Even…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ross v. Consumers Power Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Robinson v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 2000
- City of Detroit v. WalkerMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
- Boyd v. W G Wade ShowsMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Fiser v. City of Ann ArborMichigan Supreme Court · 1983
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