Affidavit of Harold B. Wagner
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April 12, 1972
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Case Files, Milliken Hardbacks. Affidavit of Harold B. Wagner, 1972. c998c206-53e9-ef11-a730-7c1e5247dfc0. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/67885829-5569-4f31-b3af-c4067d358756/affidavit-of-harold-b-wagner. Accessed July 30, 2025.
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AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF MICHIGAN )
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COUNTY OF INGHAM )
. H arold B. W agner, b e in g du ly sw orn, d ep oses and says
th a t he makes t h is a f f i d a v i t on b e h a l f o f the d e fen d a n ts in the
above e n t i t l e d cause and in su p p o rt o f s t a t e d e fe n d a n ts ' resp on se
t o p l a i n t i f f s ' m otion t o r e q u ir e pu rch ase o f t r a n s p o r ta t io n
equ ipm ent; th a t th e fa c t s h e r e in s e t fo r t h are w ith in the
a f f i a n t 's p e r s o n a l know ledge; th a t a f f i a n t i s n o t d i s q u a l i f i e d
from b e in g a w itn e ss and i f sworn as a w itn e ss he can t e s t i f y
com p eten tly t o the fa c t s h e r e in a f t e r s e t fo r t h as f o l l o w s :
1 . That he i s the S u p e rv is o r o f th e T ra n s p o r ta t io n
U nit in the S a fe ty and T r a f f i c E d u ca tion Program o f the Departm ent
o f E d u ca tion o f the S ta te o f M ich igan .
2 . That a su rvey con d u cted by him on t h is da te in d ic a t e s
th a t th e re are p r e s e n t ly o n ly 11 used s c h o o l bu ses a v a i la b le a t the
8 used bus d e a le r l o t s in M ich iga n .
3. That h is su rvey in d ic a t e s th a t du rin g the summer months
th e s e used bus d e a le r l o t s w i l l n orm ally a cq u ire a t o t a l o f 135
s a le a b le used b u s e s .
4 . That th ese bu ses are a l l n e a r ly 5 t o 10 y e a rs o ld
and the p r i c e s range from s l i g h t l y le s s than $1 ,000 each t o $ 2 ,0 0 0 ,
w ith the average b e in g ab ou t $ 1 ,5 0 0 .
5 . That b a sed on h is su rvey and h is p e r s o n a l know ledge
used bu ses le s s than 5 y e a rs o ld are n o t a v a i la b le .
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6 . That i t i s g e n e r a l ly the p r a c t i c e o f l o c a l s c h o o l
d i s t r i c t s t o co n tin u e bu ses in s e r v ic e f o r a t l e a s t the 7 y e a r
p e r io d in w hich d e p r e c ia t io n a llow a n ces are a v a i la b le from the
Departm ent o f E d u ca tio n . An e x c e p t io n t o t h is p r a c t i c e u s u a lly
o c cu rs in the fo l lo w in g c ir cu m s ta n ce s :
(a) The bus has been found u n sa fe f o r p u p il
t r a n s p o r ta t io n o r has been d isa p p ro v e d f o r
use a f t e r a M ich igan S ta te P o l i c e bus
in s p e c t io n .
(b) The bus has been fou nd t o be in need o f a
c o s t l y m aintenance p r o c e d u r e .
(c ) The bus has numerous s t r u c t u r a l o r m otor
. d e f i c i e n c i e s w hich o f t e n p re v e n t i t s co m p le tio n
o f i t s d a i ly bus r o u te .
(d) R ou tin e m aintenance c o s t s have proven to be
e x c e s s iv e o r more c o s t l y than the lo s s o f the
d e p r e c ia t io n a llo w a n ce .
(e ) The bus has an e x c e s s iv e ly h igh o p e r a t io n c o s t
due t o i t s consum ption o f g a s o l in e and o i l o r
in the demands i t makes in d r iv e r tim e , m e ch a n ic 's
tim e o r in tow tru ck t im e .
7. That used s c h o o l buses w hich m ight be a v a i la b le from
o th e r s t a t e s w ould in m ost in s ta n c e s f a i l t o m eet s a fe t y and
c o n s t r u c t io n requ irem en ts o f the M ich igan Departm ent o f E d u ca tio n .
F u rth er a f f i a n t sa y e th n o t
S u b scr ib e d and sworn to b e fo r e
me t h is 12th day o f A p r i l , 1972.
N otary P u b l ic , Ingham County, M ich.
My com m ission e x p ir e s
EUNICE K. FRIEDEWALD
Notary Public, Ingham County, Mich.
My Commission Expires Dec. 8, 1972 - 2 -