Legal Opinion
Macene v. MJW, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1991No. 90-2352PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Richard Macene filed this appeal from a grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Wayne County. Macene was a minority shareholder in the now-defunct MJW, Inc. (“MJW”), a former Michigan corporation. Macene brought this derivative lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to enforce the rights of the dissolved corporation.
MJW had a license to operate a ten-acre landfill in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Michigan. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) originally granted this license pursuant to a statute that is now repealed. MJW never operated a ten-acre…
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