City of East Lansing v. Smith

Defendants own a piece of property in the city of East Lansing on the corner of Grand River avenue and Bailey street across from the campus of Michigan State College. On June 29, 1935, defendants commenced building a filling station on their property without first obtaining a building permit. On July 3, 1935, plaintiff secured a temporary injunction against defendants and now brings this action to permanently enjoin them from proceeding with the construction of a filling station in violation of the zoning ordinance of the city.

The property comes within zone “D” of the zoning ordinance of the…