ALAN v. WAYNE COUNTY

No. 10 June Term 1972, Docket No. 54,136.

388 Mich. 210 (1972)

200 N.W.2d 628

ALAN v. WAYNE COUNTY

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Opinions filed August 30, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Prebenda, for plaintiffs Alan and Roskelly.

Cozadd, Shangle & Smith, for plaintiffs Mayor of Belleville and City of Belleville.

William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, W. Leo Cahalan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Aloysius J. Suchy, Corporation Counsel, and Lawrence O. Hinkle, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for defendant Wayne County.

Dickinson, Wright, McKean & Cudlip (by Fred W. Freeman) and Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone (by Gilbert E. Gove), for defendant Wayne County Stadium Authority.

Amicus Curiae: Michigan Education Association (by Foster, Lindemer, Swift & Collins).


WILLIAMS, J.

Defendants sought approval for their stadium bonds which could eventually cost the county $371,000,000 on the legal theory:

That Wayne County not the Tigers will be the actual user of the new stadium;1

That Wayne County can go ahead and build the new stadium even though neither the Tigers nor any one else will ever play there;2

That Wayne County has to pay rent for the stadium...

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