Shelby Charter Township v. Papesh

Defendants Vikki Papesh and Martin Papesh, Jr., appeal as of right the trial court’s order granting summary disposition in favor of plaintiff Shelby Township and denying defendants’ counter-motion for summary disposition. The trial court determined that the “active poultry coop” 1 on defendants’ property constitutes a nuisance per se in violation of plaintiffs zoning regulations, and permanently enjoined defendants “from keeping, raising, harvesting and/or otherwise producing poultry or poultry products” on their property. This appeal presents the question whether defendants’ poultry…