Franchise Realty Interstate Corp. v. City of Detroit

February 9,1961 plaintiff duly applied,, to the defendant city, for a permit authorizing construction of a “drive-in” restaurant on its recently purchased parcel of Detroit property. The parcel was then zoned B2, permitting such construction and' use. Some 3 weeks later the city notified plaintiff that the latter’s plans, submitted with the application, required certain corrections. The corrections were made. A week or so later the city’s building-department advised plaintiff that no permit would be issued; that a petition to rezone such parcel had just been filed per ordinance authorizing…