Warholak v. Northfield Township Supervisor

Plaintiff-appellant owns a parcel of approximately five acres in Northfield Township, Washtenaw County. He purchased the land for the purpose of starting a junkyard business thereon and has made a determined effort to establish the legal right to do so. Township officials have been equally determined to stop the plaintiff from doing so. The principal events in the ongoing contest are set forth chronologically.

In 1954 the township adopted a junkyard licensing resolution pursuant to Act 12, Public Acts of 1929; MCLA 445.451 et seq; MSA 19.731 et seq. In 1971 the township adopted a zoning…