Harmony Montessori Center v. City of Oak Park ( 2017 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
June 21, 2017 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
154819 David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen
Kurtis T. Wilder,
Justices
HARMONY MONTESSORI CENTER,
Petitioner-Appellant,
v SC: 154819
COA: 326870
Tax Tribunal: 00-370214
CITY OF OAK PARK,
Respondent-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 13, 2016
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order
addressing whether Ladies Literary Club v Grand Rapids, 409 Mich. 748 (1980), and
David Walcott Kendall Memorial School v Grand Rapids, 11 Mich. App. 231 (1968),
continue to provide the appropriate test of what constitutes a “nonprofit . . . educational
. . . institution[]” under MCL 211.7n. The parties should not submit mere restatements of
their application papers.
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this
case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
June 21, 2017
s0614
Clerk