Hackett v. Ferndale City Clerk

Although this case was decided at a special session of the Court, held at Flint, Michigan, February 13, 1965, by oral pronouncement and formal order, G-CR. 1963, 821.1 requires that a written opinion be filed. Only the extreme urgency of the situation with which the Court was faced justifies decision prior to written opinion, and the fact that this case was so decided sets no precedent in this regard. The same urgency is the only justification for hearing oral arguments on an incomplete record and before compliance with court rules. The fact that it was done in this case sets no precedent.…