Detroit Edison Company v. Zoner

{dissenting). In 1956 the Zoners signed Detroit Edison’s printed form tower line permit and received $2,000. The permit or easement granted Edison

“the right to construct, operate and maintain its lines for transmission and distribution of electricity and company communication facilities, including the necessary towers, fixtures, wires and equipment”

over a 200 foot wide corridor running through the Zoner property and requires payment to the Zoners of an additional $400 for each tower erected.

Nine years later, in 1965, Detroit Edison commenced these proceedings to condemn the fee simple…