Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Township of Wyoming
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 1945No. Docket No. 44, Calendar No. 42,925PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
This is an appeal from consolidated causes of action for damages growing out of the destruction of plaintiff Eobinsons’ premises and contents by fire on March 25, 1943.
The material facts are not in dispute. It appears that defendant, township .of Wyoming, is a municipal corporation in Kent county. In 1937, it acquired a piece of property consisting of approximately 57 acres for a public park. The previous owner of this property had removed the gravel. The township improved the property by grading it and establishing drives and roads! As the gravel was removed, a small lake, now known as LaMar…
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