Legal Opinion
Brandon Charter Township v. Tippett
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 6, 2000No. Docket 208705PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhttbeck, J.
Defendant David Tippett appeals as of right from an order denying his motion for summary disposition and granting summary disposition in favor of plaintiff Brandon Charter Township pursuant to MCR 2.116(I)(2). We reverse.
I. basic facts and procedural history
Tippett owns ten acres of land, zoned as Rural Estate (re) District, in Brandon Township. He parked and stored various pieces of heavy equipment on his property, including a backhoe, excavator, bulldozer, semi-tractor, and dump truck and trailer. Tippett, who occasionally used the equipment to maintain his private road in Brandon Township…
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