Ford Motor Company v. State Tax Commission

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: September 21, 2007
• Docket: 133400
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

September 21, 2007 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice

133394 Michael F. Cavanagh 133396 Elizabeth A. Weaver 133400-133406 & (74) Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION, Stephen J. Markman, Justices Petitioner-Appellee, v SC: 133394 COA: 267565 Oakland CC: 05-064732-AA STATE TAX COMMISSION and

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

QUALITY,

Respondents-Appellees,

and

CITY OF AUBURN HILLS,

Respondent-Appellant.

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

Petitioner-Appellee,

v SC: 133396 COA: 262500 Wayne CC: 04-430612-AA, STATE TAX COMMISSION and 04-430613-AA, 04-430614-AA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Respondents-Appellees,

CITY OF DEARBORN,

Intervening Respondent-Appellant.

v SC: 133400-02 COA: 262487, 262488, 262500 Wayne CC: 04-430612-AA, STATE TAX COMMISSION and 04-430613-AA, 04-430614-AA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Respondents-Appellants,

CITY OF DEARBORN, Intervening Respondent-Appellee. _______________________________________

DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION, Petitioner-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v SC: 133403 COA: 263188 Wayne CC: 04-430915-AA STATE TAX COMMISSION and DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Respondents-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, and CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF REDFORD, Intervening Respondent-Appellee, Cross-Appellee. _______________________________________

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Petitioner-Appellee, v SC: 133404 COA: 264154 Wayne CC: 05-507760-AA STATE TAX COMMISSION and DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Respondents-Appellants. _______________________________________

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION, Petitioner-Appellee, v SC: 133405 COA: 265686 Washtenaw CC: 2005-000250-AA STATE TAX COMMISSION and DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Respondents-Appellants, and TOWNSHIP OF SYLVAN, Respondent-Appellee. _______________________________________ 3

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION, Petitioner-Appellee, v SC: 133406 COA: 267565 Oakland CC: 05-064732-AA STATE TAX COMMISSION and DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Respondents-Appellants, and CITY OF AUBURN HILLS, Respondent-Appellee.

On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the January 30, 2007 judgment of the Court of Appeals and the application for leave to appeal as cross- appellant are considered, and they are GRANTED.

I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. September 21, 2007 _________________________________________ t0914 Clerk