Legal Opinion
Brae Burn, Inc. v. City of Bloomfield Hills
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 26, 1957No. Calendar 46,830, 46,831PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Again we review a zoning ordinance. The property involved, located on “Woodward avenue, in the city of Bloomfield Hills, is the former Hunter estate property. It is some 40 acres in extent and consists of a main building (of 20 rooms and 8 baths) set back a substantial distance from Woodward avenue, and a number of smaller accessory buildings, all “typical * * * of a passing era.” It was purchased by Dr. Harley Robinson,, one of the plaintiffs herein, in 1951. He desired to' use it as a rest home but was informed that the property was zoned for residential use. Consequently, he applied to the…
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