Case Name: Department of Agriculture v. Appletree Marketing, LLC
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 2009-05-07
Citations: 483 Mich. 1000
Docket Number: No. 137552
Parties: Department of Agriculture v Appletree Marketing, LLC,
Judges: 
Reporter: Michigan Reports
Volume: 483
Pages: 1000–1001

Head Matter:
Department of Agriculture v Appletree Marketing, LLC,
No. 137552.

Opinion:
The motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae are granted. The application for leave to appeal the September 16, 2008, judgment of the Court of Appeals is granted. The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether the plaintiffs may simultaneously pursue claims against Appletree Marketing, LLC, for alleged violations of the Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act, MCL 290.651 etseq., and for common-law and statutory conversion under MCL 600.2919a; and (2) whether, under the circumstances of this case, the plaintiffs may pursue claims for common-law and statutory conversion against Appletree's principal, Steven Kropf.
Reported below: 280 Mich App 635.