Legal Opinion
Rigoni v. Michigan Power Co.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 3, 1984No. Docket 64959PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtV. J. Brennan, P.J.
Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a judgment entered against them on May 26, 1982. In their suit, plaintiffs claimed that defendant trespassed on their property when it erected two utility poles and related wires on an area they claimed as their property. After a nonjury trial, the court ruled that the utility poles were within a public right of way and plaintiffs had no cause of action.
The key issue in this case is the width of Celery Center Road in Van Burén County. Plaintiffs live and farm on property abutting a portion of that road. They own two neighboring parcels of land along the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Alton v. MeeuwenbergMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
- Eager v. State Highway CommissionerMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
- Ellsworth v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
- Bain v. FryMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
- Campau v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Eyde Bros. Development Co. v. Eaton County Drain CommissionerMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- Kent County Road Commission v. HuntingMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
- Stevens v. DrekichMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
- Villadsen v. Mason County Road CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 2005
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. GarbuttMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
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