Market Place v. City of Ann Arbor

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting defendant’s motion for accelerated judgment and a subsequent denial of its motion for rehearing. Defendant appeals by leave granted from an order setting aside a grant of summary judgment to it.

The Market Place, a delicatessen, commenced business in Ann Arbor in September, 1980. In April, 1981, the city sent the Market Place a bill for $164 as a license fee imposed pursuant to Chapter 80 of Title VII of the city’s ordinance *571code. The ordinance mandates that, in order to engage in business, all new businesses in the city must pay a fee equal…