General Development Corp. v. City of Detroit

This is an action to enjoin defendant from proceeding with a condemnation suit. Plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing its bill of complaint for failure to state a cause of action or grounds for equitable relief.

In considering this appeal, all well-pleaded facts in plaintiff’s bill must be taken as true. On that basis the facts, as condensed in plaintiff’s brief, must be considered to be as follows:

1. Defendant brought the condemnation proceedings to acquire land for the purpose of clearing the slums therefrom, under authority of Act No. 18, Pub. Acts 1933 (Ex. Sess.), as amended (Comp.…