Rogoski v. City of Muskegon

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a Michigan Tax Tribunal’s order denying their motion for summary judgment and, sua sponte, granting summary judgment in favor of defendants.

Plaintiffs, for a number of years, have been owners of commercial buildings with frontage on Western Avenue in the City of Muskegon. Prior to the urban renewal redevelopment, Western Avenue was a main thoroughfare of the city. Both plaintiffs had entered into long-term leases for the rental of their buildings prior to Muskegon’s urban renewal redevelopment program.

In 1974, the City of Muskegon, using city and Federal…