SHAW v. CITY OF DEARBORN

No. 341701.

944 N.W.2d 153 (2019)

329 Mich. App. 640

Therese SHAW, Individually and as Representative of a Class of Similarly Situated Persons, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Garisson Place Office Center LLC, and Think Fresh-Fairlane LLC, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF DEARBORN, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided September 19, 2019, 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kickham Hanley PLLC (by Gregory D. Hanley , Jamie K. Warrow , and Edward F. Kickham, Jr. ) for Therese Shaw.

Zausmer, August & Caldwell, PC (by Gary K. August and Richard A. Patton ) for defendant.

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC (by Sonal Hope Mithani ) Amicus Curiae for Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Townships Association, and the Government Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

Before: Gadola, P.J., and Boonstra and Swartzle, JJ.


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