Boron Oil Co. v. City of Southfield

Plaintiff, Boron Oil Company, on June 5, 1967, applied to the defendant, City of Southfield, for a building permit authorizing construction of a gasoline station on certain land located in Southfield. The city engineer of South-field orally informed plaintiff that certain corrections in the building plans were necessary before the permit could be issued. The plans were then corrected to comply with the building code, but Southfield neither issued the permit nor informed Boron in writing of the reasons for failure to issue the permit.

At the time plaintiff applied for a permit, the land…