Commodities Export Co. v. City of Detroit

R. B. Burns,

P.J. Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendants. The summary judgment stemmed from a suit by plaintiff to bar defendants from interfering with the distribution of commercial handbills on the area surrounding the approach to the American side of the Ambassador Bridge.

Plaintiff operates Commodities Export Company which sells duty-free goods to motorists bound for Ontario, Canada. The Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Ontario, Canada, is owned, operated and maintained by Detroit International Bridge Company (DIBCO). DIBCO also has jurisdiction over…