Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
December 14, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
142515 Michael F. Cavanagh
Marilyn Kelly
Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
Mary Beth Kelly
MARK SMITH, Brian K. Zahra,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 142515
COA: 294311
Wayne CC: 08-113926-NO
SUBURBAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY FOR
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 16, 2010
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(H)(1), in
lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals, for
the reasons stated in the Court of Appeals dissenting opinion, and we REINSTATE the
September 9, 2009 order of the Wayne Circuit Court. See Atkins v SMART, 492 Mich
707 (2012).
MARILYN KELLY, J., would deny leave to appeal for the reasons set forth in her
dissenting opinion in Atkins v SMART, 492 Mich 707, 723 (2012).
HATHAWAY, J., not participating due to a familial relationship with counsel of
record.
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.
December 14, 2012 _________________________________________
t1211 Clerk