Keller v. Township of Farmington

The plaintiff-appellee Emma R. Keller owns a piece of property with a 508-foot frontage on the south side of Grand River avenue, east of Middle-belt road, in the township of Farmington in Oakland county. The depth of the property to the south varies between 528 feet and 641 feet, the variance being caused by the ubiquitous River Rouge, which meanders across the southerly portion of the property in what may be described as a north-bending loop or horseshoe curve.

The property slopes off abruptly toward the river, by far the greater part being approximately 20 feet below the grade of Grand River…