Legal Opinion
Alan v. Wayne County
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 1972No. 10 June Term 1972, Docket No. 54,136PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
Defendants sought approval for their stadium bonds which could eventually cost the county $371,000,000 on the legal theory:
That Wayne County not the Tigers will be the actual user of the new stadium;1
That Wayne County can go ahead and build the new stadium even though neither the Tigers nor any one else will ever play there;2
That Wayne County has to pay rent for the stadium for 50 years even though there was a *234"failure to complete the stadium” or the "destruction of any part or all of the stadium”;3
That tax bonds are called revenue bonds;4
That Wayne County can issue tax bonds without a vote…
2Cases cited76 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by100 opinions
- Advisory Opinion Re Constitutionality of 1972 PA 294Michigan Supreme Court · 1973
- House Speaker v. GovernorMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Judicial Attorneys Ass'n v. StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1998
- Alexander v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- Midland Township v. State Boundary CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
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