Brown Bros. Equipment Co. v. State Highway Commission

This case arose out of the anticipated condemnation of real estate for purposes of constructing 1-496 in Lansing Township. The real estate, including manufacturing facilities located on it, were owned by plaintiff Brown Brothers Equipment Company. The actual management and control of the manufacturing business was not in plaintiff but in a separate corporation, Brown Brothers, Inc., not a named party to this suit.

Preliminary negotiations between the state and plaintiff were begun with the view that an agreement might be reached which would settle or lessen the damages to plaintiff’s business…