City of Williamston v. Wheatfield Township

Plaintiffs appeal from the circuit court’s ruling that, pursuant to the home rule cities act, 1 approval of a detachment petition by a majority of those voting is sufficient for detachment. We conclude that the home rule cities act is plain on its face and that construction of that act is unnecessary.

On December 23, 1978, by order of the State Boundary Commission, an area consisting of approximately one square mile of land was detached from Wheatfield Township and annexed to the City of Williamston. On July 13, 1983, residents of the annexed area filed a detachment petition with the Ingham…