Roberts v. City of Detroit

The Congregation Shaarey Zedek, an incorporated body affiliated with the United Synagogue of America, petitioned the common 'council of the city of Detroit to vacate the east 111 feet of an alley which extends through the block bounded on the east by Lawton avenue; on the west by Wildemere avenue; on the north by Rochester avenue, and on the south by Chicago boulevard. This alley is 18 feet in width, runs parallel with Rochester avenue, and is distant approximately 107 feet therefrom.

The Congregation owns all the property abutting on that portion of the alley sought to be vacated. Each of the…