Legal Opinion
Commodities Export Company v. Detroit International Bridge
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 24, 2012No. 11-1758PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
The Michigan Supreme Court, in a unanimous 2008 decision, held that the Detroit International Bridge Company was immune from the City of Detroit’s zoning ordinances because it was a federal instrumentality for the limited purpose of facilitating commerce over the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit, Michigan to Ontario, Canada. The United States was not a party to this Michigan litigation. Less than one year later, Commodities Export Company, which owned property near the Ambassador Bridge, filed suit against the City of Detroit and the United States. It…
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