Thomas Bros, Inc v. Secretary of State

Plaintiffs, motor vehicle repair facilities, brought this class action to recover registration fees defendants collected from them pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Act. 1974 PA 300 as amended by 1976 PA 12, being MCL 257.1301 et seq.; MSA 9.1720(1) et seq. By order entered September 19, 1977, the circuit court, among other things, denied defendants’ motion for accelerated judgment, granted plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and directed defendants to refund to members of plaintiff class all repair facility registration fees they paid from March 1, 1976, to June 17, 1977.…