Campau v. Wayne Circuit Judge

Plaintiff seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the defendant to restore an injunction restraining the prosecution of certain condemnation proceedings brought by the Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Company. The railway company is engaged in grade separation in the city of Detroit, pursuant to a contract made with the city on January 16,1923, and approved by the Michigan public utilities commission. The plaintiff is the owner of some vacant land adjacent to the company’s right of way. To acquire the use of a portion of this land the rail road company began condemnation proceedings before…