CALHOUN COUNTY v. CITY OF BATTLE CREEK

No. 354857.

980 N.W.2d 561 (2021)

338 Mich. App. 736

CALHOUN COUNTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF BATTLE CREEK, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided September 2, 2021, 9:15 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bodman PLC (by Floyd E. Gates, Jr. , Grand Rapids, and Jane Derse Quasarano , Detroit) for Calhoun County.

The Mike Cox Law Firm, PLLC (by Michael A. Cox and Kimberly M. Moehle ) and Jill Steele , Delton, for the city of Battle Creek.

Before: Stephens, P.J., and Borrello and Gleicher, JJ.


Over a century ago, the Michigan Legislature enacted a statute requiring that the circuit court in Calhoun County conduct two terms of court each year in the county seat (Marshall) and two in the city of Battle Creek. The statute also obligated Battle Creek to furnish "a suitable and sufficient jail for the incarceration of prisoners" at the...

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