Jackson District Library v. Jackson County 1

Plaintiff, Jackson District Library, appeals as of right from an order denying its motion for summary judgment pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(3) and granting defendant county’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(1). The county has filed a cross-appeal contending that the court erred in denying its motion for accelerated judgment pursuant to GCR 1963, 116.1(3).

In 1977, the voters of the City of Jackson and Jackson County approved a 20-year one-mill property tax increase, to be used exclusively for the purpose of establishing and operating a single public library system in…