Department of Transportation v. Dondero

In this statutory action brought by plaintiff Michigan Department of Transportation under the Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (ucpa), MCL 213.51 et seq.; MSA 8.265(1) et seq., defendant Teetah Dondero appeals as of right from an Oakland Circuit Court order granting summary disposition in favor of plaintiff on defendant’s counterclaim for damages. We affirm.

Plaintiff filed this action on August 31, 1982, in connection with the construction of a freeway known as 1-696. It involves a fifteen thousand square foot piece of property owned by defendant. The property housed a restaurant for many…