Legal Opinion
City of Lansing v. Township of Lansing
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 1959No. Docket 6, Calendar 45,820PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKavanagh, J.
November 12, 1949, part of the territory of the defendant township of Lansing contiguous to the plaintiff city of Lansing was annexed to the city by a vote of the people of the township.
The city of Lansing is incorporated as a home-rule city. The annexation raised certain issues which are the subject matter of this suit, all of which involve the division of the assets and liabilities of the township between the city and the township. Problems with respect to the real property division appear to have been worked out between the parties without difficulty. A stipulation was entered into which…
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