Crampton v. City of Royal Oak

“This is admittedly a case of first impression, not only in Michigan but throughout the land. No court has ever been presented with the issue of the validity of a redevelopment project* such as is proposed here.”

*528Such is the candid salutation of the defendant city’s brief. It brings to focus the portentous nature of our decision and its impact as other mall-bent municipalities wait upon release of these opinions.

I agree, with Mr. Justice Carr, that the assessment of property for special benefits cannot be based upon assessed valuations and that assessments so levied should be pronounced…