Lenawee County v. Wagley

Aside from the issue of statutory interest, I fully agree with the majority’s well-written and thorough analysis of this difficult and complex case. However, I believe David and Barbara Wagley remained in possession of the property and therefore waived any statutory interest. I would, therefore, reverse that portion of the trial court’s order awarding statutoiy interest pursuant to MCL 213.65.

“The goal of statutory interpretation is to discern and give effect to the intent of the Legislature. To that end, the first step in determining legislative intent is the language of the statute. If the…