Biff's Grills, Inc. v. State Highway Commission

Plaintiff alleges that its thriving restaurant business at the intersection of Orchard Lake Road and 1-696 was effectively destroyed in 1973, when a median strip was installed in Orchard Lake Road. The median prevents northbound traffic from turning left into the plaintiff’s establishment which is located on the west side of Orchard Lake Road, just north of 1-696. The Court of Claims trial judge announced that he would grant a hybrid accelerated/summary judgment for the defendant after concluding that the plaintiff had failed to state a claim (1) upon which relief could be granted against the…