Sprik v. Regents of the University of Michigan

Plaintiffs are residents of apartment facilities owned and operated by defendant, Regents of the University of Michigan.

On March 1, 1971, plaintiffs instituted this class action on behalf of themselves and others similarily situated, seeking an injunction against the defendant restraining it from collecting certain money from the plaintiffs and requiring the refund of such funds already collected.

The facts are not in dispute. In the Court of Claims where this action was originally heard, both defendant and plaintiffs sought summary judgment, each claiming that the pleaded and conceded facts…