Legal Opinion
DETROIT BD. OF. ED. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 1975No. 55904, (Calendar No. 15)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1962, the Detroit Board of Education filed a petition in the circuit court to vacate certain plats and an alley in order to facilitate construction of additions to a school. Defendants Michigan Bell Telephone Company and The Detroit Edison Company answered the board’s petition claiming that under the provisions of the plat act they were entitled to retain easements reserved in the alley for their facilities or alternatively to be compensated for the cost of relocation.
The circuit court held that the board was required to pay compensation and the Court of Appeals affirmed. 51 Mich App 488;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- School District No. 4 v. GageMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
- Attorney General ex rel. McRae v. ThompsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
- Hall v. Ira TownshipMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
- Board of Education v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1974
3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. DuffSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- Detroit Edison Co. v. Southeastern Michigan Transportation AuthorityMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
- City of Pontiac v. Consumers Power Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Consumers Power Company, a Michigan Corporation v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Consumers Power Co. v. CostleDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1979
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