Department of Transportation v. Gilling

These consolidated appeals arise out of a condemnation proceeding brought by plaintiff, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), to acquire a multiacre parcel located on highway M-24 (also known as Lapeer Road) in Lapeer County as part of a road-widening project. In Docket No. 285369, MDOT appeals the trial court’s judgment on the juxy verdict in favor of defendants, Lawrence E Gilling, Margaret Gilling, Stephen L. Gilling, Donna Gilling, Robert L. Gilling, Connie Gilling, Gilling’s Nursery & Landscaping, Inc., and Gilling’s Ar*222tistic Landscaping, Inc. (collectively, “Gilling”). In…