Briggs Tax Service Llc v. Detroit Public Schools ( 2009 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan May 29, 2009 Marilyn Kelly, Chief Justice 138168 Michael F. Cavanagh 138179 Elizabeth A. Weaver 138182 Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway, Justices BRIGGS TAX SERVICE, L.L.C., Petitioner-Appellee, v SC: 138168 COA: 278865 MTT: 00-319592 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, and DETROIT BOARD OF EDUCATION, Respondents-Appellants, and CITY OF DETROIT and WAYNE COUNTY TREASURER, Respondents. _________________________________________/ BRIGGS TAX SERVICE, L.L.C., Petitioner-Appellee, v SC: 138179 COA: 278865 MTT: 00-319592 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DETROIT BOARD OF EDUCATION, and WAYNE COUNTY TREASURER, Respondents, and CITY OF DETROIT, Respondent-Appellant. _________________________________________/ 2 BRIGGS TAX SERVICE, L.L.C., Petitioner-Appellee, v SC: 138182 COA: 278865 MTT: 00-319592 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DETROIT BOARD OF EDUCATION, and CITY OF DETROIT, Respondents, and WAYNE COUNTY TREASURER, Respondent-Appellant. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the December 23, 2008 judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered, and they are GRANTED, limited to the issue of whether the petitioner’s dispute regarding the collection of property taxes for tax years 2002, 2003, and 2004 involved a mutual mistake of fact made by the assessing officer and the taxpayer such that the three-year limitation period of MCL 211.53a applies to the petitioner’s claims. 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. May 29, 2009 _________________________________________ 0526 Clerk