Legal Opinion
Craig v. Bossenbery
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 14, 1984No. Docket 68499PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGribbs, P.J.
This case of first impression involves a restriction on adult foster care facilities. The plaintiffs are property owners in the Lake Oakland Woods Subdivision Number 3 in Independence Township. A subdivision use restriction limits subdivision lots to single-family dwellings. The defendants are a subdivision property owner, Patrick R. Bossenbery, and his lessee, Kay-Jan, Inc. Kay-Jan is licensed to provide adult foster care and supervision to six or fewer mentally retarded adults in a small group home. See MCL 400.701 et seq.; MSA 16.610(51) et seq. Kay-Jan is using Mr. Bossenbery’s property…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- McNamara v. GargettMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Carmichael v. Northwestern Mutual Benefit Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
- Boston-Edison Protective Ass'n v. Paulist Fathers, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1943
- Bellarmine Hills Ass'n v. Residential Systems Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Wood v. BlanckeMichigan Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by15 opinions
- City of Livonia v. Department of Social ServicesMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Blevins v. Barry-Lawrence County Ass'n for Retarded CitizensSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- Hill v. Community of Damien of MolokaiNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
- Deep East Texas Regional Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services v. Kinnear, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1994
- Rhodes v. Palmetto Pathway Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
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