Portage Township v. Full Salvation Union

Plaintiff in this case brought suit for injunction on June 22, 1944, seeking to restrain the use of certain premises in violation of the township zoning ordinance. The defendant Full Salvation Union, an ecclesiastical corporation formed under the laws of the State of Michigan, is the owner of the premises in question, and defendant Andrews is in charge thereof as the agent of the corporate defendant. Defendants, by answer to the bill of complaint, raised issues involving the interpretation of the ordinance, its validity as construed by the officers of the township, the right of the plaintiff…