HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ v. DETROIT

Docket No. 157522 Calendar No. 2.

952 N.W.2d 358 (2020)

505 Mich. 284

HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN LLP, Petitioner-Appellee, v. CITY OF DETROIT, Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided May 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Honigman LLP (by Leonard M. Niehoff , Lynn A. Gandhi , and Robert M. Riley ) for Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP.

Lawrence T. Garcia and Charles N. Amici Curiae:

Elliot J. Gruszka , Assistant City Attorney, and Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC (by Michael D. Homier ), for the city of Grand Rapids, Amici Curiae.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH.


OPINION

The issue here is whether the phrase "services rendered in the city" in MCL 141.623 of the Uniform City Income Tax Ordinance (UCITO), MCL 141.601 et seq., encompasses legal services performed within the city—in this case, the city of Detroit—but delivered to clients situated outside the city.

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