Legal Opinion
Oshtemo Township v. City of Kalamazoo
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 18, 1977No. Docket 29044PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD. E. Holbrook, J.
On November 12, 1975, a nonjury trial was hild in the Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. Following presentation of briefs and stipulation of facts, the court issued an opinion dated May 7, 1976, in which it found that the defendant City of Kalamazoo was not the owner of the property in question at the time the city passed a resolution annexing the same. The court held that the outstanding option granted by defendant to James W. Kersten and Ben C. Morris, Jr. prevented the city from having sufficient ownership to annex the property pursuant to MCLA 117.9; MSA 5.2088. Defendant City of Kalamazoo…
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