Tad Malpass v. Department of Treasury ( 2012 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan October 4, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 144430-2 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly TAD MALPASS and BRENDA L. MALPASS, Brian K. Zahra, Justices Plaintiffs-Appellants, v SC: 144430 COA: 299057 Court of Claims: 08-000065-MT DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________/ TRACY MALPASS and BRENDA K. MALPASS, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v SC: 144431 COA: 299058 Court of Claims: 08-000066-MT DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________/ FRED MALPASS and BARBARA MALPASS, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v SC: 144432 COA: 299059 Court of Claims: 08-000067-MT DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 6, 2011 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. 2 We further ORDER that this case be argued and submitted to the Court together with the cases of Wheeler Estate v Department of Treasury (Docket Nos. 145367-70), at such future session of the Court as the cases are ready for submission. The Taxation Section of the State Bar of Michigan is invited to file a brief amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae. I, Corbin R. Davis, 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. October 4, 2012 _________________________________________ p0927 Clerk