Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan December 27, 2005 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh 129047 Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, MARION JENKINS TRUST, Justices Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 129047 COA: 252796 Chippewa CC: 03-006950-CH ELSIE SMITH, Defendant-Appellee.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 26, 2005 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the question presented should be reviewed by this Court.

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 27, 2005 _________________________________________ d1219 Clerk