Nelson v. Roscommon County Road Commission

The trial court entered a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, vacating a portion of Church Street in Gerrish Township, Roscommon County, and ordering that the land comprising that portion of the street revert to plaintiffs. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied. From this judgment and order, defendant appeals by right.

The first addition to the Michigan Central Park Subdivision in Gerrish Township was platted in 1901, and Church Street was dedicated in that plat. However, the portion of Church Street which is the subject of this lawsuit has never been open to pedestrian or vehicular…