Legal Opinion
Hecht v. Niles Township
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 5, 1988No. Docket 104396PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. J. Talbot, J.
Plaintiffs appeal as of right from the circuit court’s order granting summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(8) in favor of defendant, Niles Township, and the intervening defendants, River Pines Place, Inc., and Phyllis Kane.
This case involves a challenge to the township’s zoning ordinance. Plaintiffs own a parcel of land located in the township which, although zoned for residential use, has been used through special permit for some twenty years by plaintiffs and their predecessors in interest as a horse stable which boards, trains and sells horses, and provides veterinary services.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Arverne Bay Construction Co. v. ThatcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Brae Burn, Inc. v. City of Bloomfield HillsMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
- Kropf v. City of Sterling HeightsMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- Cady v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
- Christine Building Co. v. City of TroyMichigan Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Robert Curto, Individually and D/B/A Curto's Auto Service v. City of Harper Woods, an Incorporated MunicipalityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Cannon v. Coweta CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- Landon Holdings, Inc v. Grattan TownshipMichigan Court of Appeals · 2003
- A & B Enterprises v. Madison TownshipMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- Guy v. Brandon TownshipMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
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