Legal Opinion
City of Saugatuck v. SAUGATUCK TOWNSHIP
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 5, 1987No. Docket 88197PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtP. R. Joslyn, J.
Defendant Saugatuck Township appeals from a judgment on behalf of plaintiff City of Saugatuck in this declaratory judgment action. At issue is the township’s refusal to yield a portion of its assets to the newly incorporated city pursuant to the home rule cities act, MCL 117.1 et seq.; MSA 5.2071 et seq. The township maintains that the city has no standing to require the division and that, regardless of standing, the home rule cities act does not require a division of assets due to the city’s evolution from a village to a fifth-class city. We aflirm.
The plaintiff was first incorporated as a…
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