Legal Opinion
City of Detroit v. Lufran Co.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 1987No. Docket 81316PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD. L. Sullivan, J.
Defendant appeals the trial court’s award of expert witness fees pursuant to § 16 of the Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act, MCL 213.66; MSA 8.265(16).
Plaintiff, City of Detroit, condemned property belonging to defendant within the Central Industrial Park Project (Poletown). Defendant employed two expert witnesses, Gerald Anderson and William Walsh, to give testimony as to the value of its property. Subsequent to a jury award of $1,400,000, defendant moved for compensation for its experts for services rendered in the course of litigation. Specifically, defendant requested $42,875 for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State Highway Commissioner v. RoweMichigan Supreme Court · 1964
- Security Life Insurance v. SchwartzMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
- City of Holland v. GreenMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
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- Rickwalt v. Richfield Lakes Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2001
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