Reich v. State Highway Commissioner

Appellants, owners of a dairy farm, claim damages from the State, allegedly caused by highway construction. On May 29, 1961, the State highway commission purchased land and built a highway thereon, which highway was 25 to 53 feet easterly from appellants’ property. The highway commission also improved, widened, and elevated the street adjacent to appellants’ property in conjunction with the construction of the highway. On October 22, 1963, appellants filed an unverified notice of intention to file a claim in the Michigan court of claims. On July 27, 1964, appellants filed a verified petition…