Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

March 8, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

151112 Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein BLACKWARD PROPERTIES, LLC, Joan L. Larsen, Plaintiff/Counter Defendant- Justices Appellant, v SC: 151112 COA: 313282 Oakland CC: 2010-112094-CZ CHARLES D. SOWER, REAL ESTATE ONE, INC., d/b/a MAX BROOCK REALTORS, RONALD L. HUGHES, and HUGHES ACQUISITION, Defendants/Counter Plaintiffs/Third- Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, and

HARRY BLACKWARD and D’ANNE KLEINSMITH, Third-Party Defendants-Appellants,

and

PRIVATE BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 4, 2014 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.

I, Larry S. Royster, 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 8, 2016 p0229 Clerk