Harmony Montessori Center v. City of Oak Park

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: June 21, 2017
• Docket: 154819
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

June 21, 2017 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice

Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack 154819 David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen Kurtis T. Wilder, Justices HARMONY MONTESSORI CENTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v SC: 154819 COA: 326870 Tax Tribunal: 00-370214 CITY OF OAK PARK, Respondent-Appellee.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 13, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether Ladies Literary Club v Grand Rapids, 409 Mich 748 (1980), and David Walcott Kendall Memorial School v Grand Rapids, 11 Mich App 231 (1968), continue to provide the appropriate test of what constitutes a “nonprofit . . . educational . . . institution[]” under MCL 211.7n. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.

Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.

I, Larry S. Royster, 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. June 21, 2017 s0614 Clerk