Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
March 31, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
130379 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
JOANNE ROWLAND, a/k/a Robert P. Young, Jr.
JOAN ROWLAND, Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 130379
COA: 253210
Washtenaw CC: 03-000128-NO
WASHTENAW COUNTY ROAD
COMMISSION,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 13, 2005
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
include among the issues addressed: (1) whether appellant’s proposed overruling of
Hobbs v Michigan State Highway Dep’t, 398 Mich 90, 96 (1976), and Brown v Manistee
Co Rd Comm, 452 Mich 354, 356-357 (1996), is justified under the standard for applying
stare decisis discussed in Robinson v City of Detroit, 462 Mich 439, 463-468 (2000); and
(2) if so, whether a decision overruling Hobbs and Brown should have retroactive or
prospective application under the standard discussed in Pohutski v City of Allen Park, 465
Mich 675, 695-699 (2002).
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.
March 31, 2006 _________________________________________
p0328 Clerk