Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  September 18, 2013                                                                                  Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                Chief Justice

  146906                                                                                              Michael F. Cavanagh
                                                                                                      Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                          Mary Beth Kelly
                                                                                                           Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                   Bridget M. McCormack
  STATE TREASURER,                                                                                       David F. Viviano,
           Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                                       Justices


  v                                                                SC: 146906
                                                                   COA: 309693
                                                                   St. Joseph CC: 12-000072-CZ
  LAWRENCE D. PONTIUS,
          Defendant-Appellant,
  and
  ESTATE OF LAWRENCE G. PONTIUS, by
  DEBORAH K. KLUJSZA, Personal
  Representative,
               Defendant-Appellee.

  ____________________________________/

        On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 21, 2013
  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, 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.
                          September 18, 2013
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                                                                              Clerk
