Michigan Baptist Homes & Development Co. v. City of Ann Arbor

Decided June 3, 1976. John Warner Fitzgerald wrote the opinion for the court.

242 N.W.2d 749 · Cited 64 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Presbyterian Homes Tax Exemption Case · 428 Pa. 145
• Fredericka Home for the Aged v. County of San Diego · 35 Cal. 2d 789
• Estate of Henderson · 17 Cal. 2d 853
• Evanston Y.M.C.A. Camp v. State Tax Commission · 118 N.W.2d 818
• Engineering Society of Detroit v. City of Detroit · 14 N.W.2d 79
• Auditor General v. R. B. Smith Memorial Hospital Ass'n · 291 N.W. 213
• Gull Lake Bible Conference Ass'n v. Township of Ross · 88 N.W.2d 264
• United States Cold Storage Corp. v. Detroit Board of Assessors · 84 N.W.2d 487
• Michigan Baptist Homes & Development Co. v. City of Ann Arbor · 223 N.W.2d 324
• Four Freedoms House of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Philadelphia · 443 Pa. 215
• Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society v. Board of County Commissioners · 219 N.W.2d 900

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• In Re D'Amico Estate · 460 N.W.2d 198
• Retirement Homes of Detroit Annual Conference of United Methodist Church, Inc. v. Sylvan Township · 285 N.W.2d 375
• United Church of Christ v. Town of West Hartford · 9 Conn. App. 448
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• Institute in Basic Life Principles, Inc. v. Watersmeet Township · 551 N.W.2d 199
• United Church of Christ v. Town of West Hartford · 206 Conn. 711
• Andrie Inc v. Department of Treasury · 496 Mich. 161
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• Asher Student Foundation v. City of East Lansing · 278 N.W.2d 675
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