O'Dess v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad

This case was brought in 1991 pursuant to MCL 469.221; MSA 22.591, * 1 governing the abandonment of subsidized railroads. Plaintiffs appeal as of right from an order granting summary disposition in favor of defendant. We affirm.

In the 1880s, defendant’s predecessor acquired land from plaintiffs’ predecessors in interest in order to construct the Pontiac Oxford railroad track on the land. The consideration for the land varied from $1 to $200. The Pontiac Oxford track was constructed, at least in part, by public aid and local subscription. The railroad has been abandoned since October 1986.…