City of Detroit v. Colbert

This case arises out of the Central Industrial Park project, commonly known as the Poletown Project. See generally, Poletown Neighborhood Council v Detroit, 410 Mich 616; 304 NW2d 455 (1981). Among the parcels condemned by the city was Parcel 899, located at Chene and the 1-94 Expressway and improved by a Boron Oil Company gas station. Boron and the city entered into a consent judgment whereby the city was required to pay Boron $92,960 for the realty and fixtures. Boron had assigned to defendant the right to any recovery for loss of good will, business opportunity, locational advantage or…