Ann Arbor Bank & Trust Co. v. Commissioner of the Financial Institutions Bureau

Defendant-appellant, The Saline Bank, 1 a Michigan banking corporation with its principal office in Saline in Washtenaw County and hereinafter referred to as defendant, requested the commissioner of the Financial Institutions Bureau to approve location by defendant of a branch bank in Pittsfield Township, also in Washtenaw County, under MCL 487.471; MSA 23.710(171). Plaintiff banks, which are located in the area, protested the granting of permission.

Hearings were conducted before an administrative law judge, after which he filed a "Proposal for Decision”, making proposed findings of fact and…