Speck v. County of Wayne

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages sustained by her in the lessening of the value of her property, caused by the raising of the grade in the construction of a new bridge over the River Rouge at Fort street west in the city of Detroit. Her right to recover is based on the provision therefor in section 14 of Act No. 398, Pub. Acts 1919 (Comp. Laws Supp. 1922, § 4747 [42]). Defendant insisted that the proceedings to construct the bridge were not taken under this act. The trial court expressed doubt as to the applicability of the statute to the facts presented, but concluded to so…