Buckeye Union Fire Insurance v. State

This case presents 3 issues: (1) the nature of state ownership of land after a period for redemption from a tax sale lias expired; (2) the nature of damages suffered by plaintiffs, and (3) the nature and extent of state immunity from, tort liability under the law on April 10, 1963.

We adopt in part the statement of fact of the trial court:

“In May, 1961, at [a] tax sale, property known as the Briggs-Meldrum plant, located at ' 3100 Meldrum, Detroit, Michigan, was bid off in the name of the State of Michigan for unpaid 1958 taxes. At the time of the sale, the Two & Two Corporation, a Michigan…