City of Detroit v. Fidelity Realty Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to recorder’s court of Detroit; Jeffries (Edward J.), J. Condemnation proceedings by the city of Detroit against the Fidelity Realty Company and Joseph F. Weber to acquire land for hospital purposes. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtFellows, J.
This is condemnation proceedings brought by the city of Detroit under the provisions of Act No. 541, Local Acts 1908, to acquire title to lands for hospital purposes. The city for some time has had quite pretentious plans for its hospital development. In 1908 it acquired of defendant Weber a 10-acre parcel for this purpose at $2,500 per acre. The parcel lies between Hamilton boulevard and Schmittdiel avenue. On the north of this parcel and lying between it and Taylor avenue is a strip of land 28.8 feet wide at the east end and 32.8 feet wide at the west end, extending the entire length of the…
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