Darnton v. Township of Hayes

Plaintiffs are property owners in Charlevoix county. Their lands abut certain unim proved land which was dedicated by plat for use as streets and alleys. Plaintiffs, seeking clarification of their rights under GrCR 1963, 521, the declaratory judgment rule, filed a complaint alleging that Beach Drive and all of the subject streets and alleys as platted have never been formally accepted for streets or alleys; or that, in the alternative, the said streets and alleys were abandoned by the municipal government. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss, and this motion was granted by the trial judge.…