EATON FARM BUREAU v. EATON TWP.

Docket No. 186139.

561 N.W.2d 884 (1997)

221 Mich. App. 663

EATON FARM BUREAU, Petitioner-Appellant, v. EATON TOWNSHIP, Respondent-Appellee, and Michigan State Tax Commission, Intervening-Appellee, and Michigan Townships Association and Michigan Municipal League, Amici Curiae.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided February 21, 1997, at 9:20 a.m.

Released for Publication April 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Bradley Ronan, Pontiac, for Eaton Farm Bureau.

Smith Bros. Law Office, P.C. by Paul F. Ray and Gregory W. Smith, Grand Ledge, for Eaton Township.

Amici curiae Bauckham, Sparks, Rolfe & Thomsen, P.C. by Kenneth C. Sparks, Kalamazoo, for Michigan Townships Association and the Michigan Municipal League.

Before FITZGERALD, P.J., and O'CONNELL and D.J. KELLY, JJ.


O'CONNELL, Judge.

Petitioner Eaton Farm Bureau appeals as of right the order of the Michigan Tax Tribunal affirming the tax assessment on its personal property. We vacate the order and remand.

Petitioner is a farmer-owned cooperative organized as a domestic for-profit corporation. As a farmer-owned cooperative, petitioner is controlled by a board of directors composed of its members. Membership is limited to active farmers and producers. Petitioner provides...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases