Legal Opinion
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House v. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 14, 1984No. Docket 62691PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. J. Kelly, P.J.
Petitioner, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, appeals as of right from a decision of the Michigan Tax Tribunal denying it an exemption from ad valorem property taxation for the years 1980 and 1981. Petitioner challenges tax assessments of $967,700 for each year on the ground that it is exempt as a charitable institution or nonprofit theater under former MCL 211.7; MSA 7.7, for the tax year 1980 and under MCL 211.7n; MSA 7.7(4k) and MCL 211.7o; MSA 7.7(4-l), for the tax year 1981. We agree.
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The property owned by Edsel & Eleanor Ford House consists of 50.3 acres of land on Lake Shore Drive in the…
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