Legal Opinion
In Re Widening of Woodward Ave.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 8, 1941No. Docket No. 26, Calendar No. 41,402PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, C. J.
Tbe board of county road commissioners on bebalf of tbe county of Wayne instituted proceedings against Harold and Winifred Palmer (bis wife) and tbe city of Detroit for tbe purpose of condemning certain lands in tbe city of Detroit in order to widen Woodward avenue between Six and Seven Mile roads. Tbe land involved adjoins tbe original Woodward avenue on tbe west. It bas a depth of 121 feet and a length of 684.42 feet along Woodward avenue.
Sometime prior to 1899, Senator Thomas W. Palmer dedicated to tbe city of Detroit a parcel of land containing 133 acres which bas since been used and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re Brewster Street Housing SiteMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
- Port Huron & South-Western Railway Co. v. VoorheisMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
- Fort-street Union Depot Co. v. JonesMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railroad v. ClarkMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
- Layton v. Cregan Mallory Co., Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by8 opinions
- People v. FarrarMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- Wayne County Board of Road Commissioners v. GLS LeascoMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- Lapasinskas v. QuickMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- In Re Opening of Gallagher AvenueMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
- SAGINAW TOWNSHIP v. StanulisMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
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