Hart v. City of Detroit

Fitzgerald, C.J.,

and Williams, Coleman, and Ryan, JJ. This opinion was written by Justice Blair Moody, Jr., prior to his death on November 26, 1982. We concur in this opinion and adopt it as our own.

The original complaint in this inverse condemnation class action was filed May 9, 1974. Proper notice was given to all eligible class members. Owners of 42 parcels of land joined the class. On August 18, 1978, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for accelerated judgment on the ground that all but seven of the plaintiffs’ claims were barred by the three-year statute of limitations pertaining…