Froling v. Carpenter

Plaintiffs appeal from a Macomb Circuit Court order granting summary disposition to defendant Joan Carpenter under MCR 2.116(C) (7). Plaintiffs argue that the trial court erréd in granting summary disposition on the basis of absolute privilege. We affirm.

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Defendant is a Sterling Heights City Council member. Plaintiff William Froling, Sr. is a developer who sought to rezone a parcel of land located within the city. The city council voted to approve the rezoning petition on June 7, 1988. Defendant voted against it. However, a second vote was required pursuant to the Sterling Heights Charter and…