ALLEN PARK RETIREES v. CITY OF ALLEN PARK

No. 357955, No. 357956.

13 N.W.3d 865 (2023)

347 Mich. App. 1

ALLEN PARK RETIREES ASSOCIATION, INC. and Janice K. Pillar, Personal Representative of the Estate of Russell Pillar, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF ALLEN PARK, Defendant-Appellant, and Joyce A. Parker, Defendant. Dale Covert, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. City of Allen Park, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided May 18, 2023, 9:00 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Porter & Associates PLLC (by Mark A. Porter) for plaintiffs.

Secrest Wardle, Troy (by Dennis R. Pollard, Mark S. Roberts, and Sidney A. Klingler) for defendant.

Before: Rick, P.J., and O'Brien and Patel, JJ.


Collective-bargaining agreements (CBAs) are creatures of contract and the language of the contract controls when discerning the scope and terms of benefits therein. Our Supreme Court reiterated this well-established principle in Kendzierski v Macomb Co, 503 Mich. 296, 931 N.W.2d 604 (2019), in the context of interpreting whether...

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