Legal Opinion
Merkur Steel Supply, Inc v. City of Detroit
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 26, 2004No. Docket 241950PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGage, J.
Plaintiff Merkur Steel Supply, Inc., leases a parcel of property of approximately eleven acres in the city of Detroit. The property is adjacent to Detroit City Airport. The property contains a 188,000 square foot building and several acres of the property are vacant. For approximately ten years before this lawsuit, plaintiff attempted to expand its operations to no avail. The plans for expansion were repeatedly thwarted by city action.
Plaintiff initiated the present action against defendant city of Detroit for inverse condemnation. A jury trial resulted in a verdict in favor of plaintiff for…
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