Novi v. Robert Adell Children’s Funded Trust

Plaintiff city of Novi appeals as of right from the trial court’s order dismissing its condemnation action after the trial court determined that the proposed taking of certain property owned by the Robert Adell Children’s Funded Trust, the Franklin Adell Children’s Funded Trust, and the Marvin Adell Children’s Funded Trust (the Adell trusts) primarily benefited a private interest, not the public. We affirm.

I. basic facts and procedural history

It is apparently undisputed that the city of Novi has long experienced traffic congestion at the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Novi Road.…