City of Muskegon v. Slater

The city of Muskegon adopted an urban renewal plan and, to implement said plan, filed its petition for condemnation, including a parcel owned by defendants John D. and Esther H. Shamel.

A two-week trial ended in a jury verdict for plaintiff as to the question of necessity and an award of $20,500 damages in favor of defendants Shamel. Defendants filed their proposed taxed bill of costs which included an attorney’s fee of $1,250 and the city of Muskegon filed objections, citing the statutory limitation.1

*469The trial court granted the requested attorney fee, stating:

“It is my opinion that this…