Sigal v. City of Detroit

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a circuit court order affirming the decision of a hearing officer of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department that the city is not estopped from collecting a water bill by reason of the city’s failure to read the water meter when the property in question was owned by plaintiffs’ predecessor in title. We affirm.

Plaintiff Sigal purchased a one-half interest in the 677 Selden Corporation, the major asset of which was an apartment building located at 677 Selden Avenue in Detroit. Sigal claims that, before agreeing to a purchase price, he inspected the corporate…