Calhoun County Clerk v. Calhoun County Bd. of Com'rs, 78741

• Decision Date: 24 February 1987
• Docket Number: No. 78741,78741
• Citation: 401 N.W.2d 49,428 Mich. 867
• Parties: CALHOUN COUNTY CLERK and Calhoun County Treasurer, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CALHOUN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS and Calhoun County Controller, Defendants-Appellants, and the Thirty-Seventh Judicial Circuit Court; Tenth Judicial District Court; Calhoun County Probate Court; and Michigan National Bank, a Michigan corporation, Defendants- Appellees. 428 Mich. 867, 401 N.W.2d 49
• Court: Michigan Supreme Court

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401 N.W.2d 49

CALHOUN COUNTY CLERK and Calhoun County Treasurer, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CALHOUN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS and Calhoun County Controller, Defendants-Appellants, and the Thirty-Seventh Judicial Circuit Court; Tenth Judicial District Court; Calhoun County Probate Court; and Michigan National Bank, a Michigan corporation, Defendants- Appellees.

No. 78741.

428 Mich. 867, 401 N.W.2d 49

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Feb. 24, 1987.

ORDER

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(F)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the order of the Court of Appeals certified March 20, 1986 granting the motion to dismiss and REMAND this case to the Court of Appeals for consideration of the merits. This case is not moot. Appellants remain bound by a continuing order of the circuit court declaring their legal rights. East Grand Rapids School District v. Kent County Tax Allocation Board, 415 Mich. 381, 390, 330 N.W.2d 7 (1982); McMullen v. Secretary of State, 339 Mich. 175, 63 N.W.2d 599 (1954). See also, Swinehart v. Secretary of State, 27 Mich.App. 318, 183 N.W.2d 397 (1970), 1v. den. 384 Mich. 801 (1971); Schumacher v. Tidswell, 138 Mich.App. 708, 360 N.W.2d 915 (1984); and Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 190 v. Wolff, 141 Mich.App. 815, 369 N.W.2d 237 (1985).

We do not retain jurisdiction.