Legal Opinion

Kraus v. MICH. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 1996No. Docket Nos. 100937 to 100942, Calender No. 3PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCavanagh, J.

This is a consolidated appeal of four separate cases in which the plaintiffs sought to vacate unimproved platted roads adjacent to Higgins Lake in Roscommon County pursuant to the Subdivision Control Act, MCL 560.101 et seq:, MSA 26.430(101) et seq. In all four cases, the disputed roads were designated as avenues or boulevards, and were dedicated to public use in subdivision plats that had been recorded between 1901 and 1907. The plaintiffs contend that, the offers to dedicate the roads to public use were not accepted by the defendants before the offers lapsed or were withdrawn.

The respective…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. County of Wayne v. MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Field v. Village of ManchesterMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
  3. People ex rel. Parsons v. Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
  4. Lee v. LakeMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
  5. Missaukee Lakes Land Co. v. Missaukee County Road CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1952

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Beulah Hoagland Appleton Qualified Personal Residence Trust v. Emmet County Road CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. In Re Costs and Attorney FeesMichigan Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. 2000 Baum Family Trust v. BabelMichigan Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Blackburne & Brown Mortgage Co. v. ZiomekMichigan Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Higgins Lake Property Owners Ass'n v. Gerrish TownshipMichigan Court of Appeals · 2003

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