City of Detroit v. Sherman

This is an appeal from a condemnation award by a Detroit Recorder’s Court jury. On May 25, 1972, plaintiff, City of Detroit, filed a complaint seeking condemnation for public purposes of approximately 41 (separately owned) parcels of land. Proceedings were initiated pursuant to 1945 PA 344, MCLA 125.71 et seq; MSA 5.3501 et seq., in conjunction with Detroit Charter, Title 8, ch 1, et seq. The 41 parcels were reduced to 20 before trial. A jury trial was held on January 5, 1973. The jury found the date of taking on the two parcels involved in this appeal to have been January 2, 1972, and…