Legal Opinion
Sinas v. City of Lansing
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1969No. Calendar 3, Docket 51,875PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. E. Brennan, C. J.
The Case.
Plaintiff is a Lansing taxpayer who objects to the sale of city urban renewal land to the Lansing Community College.
Suit was filed in the Ingham circuit court on March 17, 1966. The circuit judges sat en banc; ultimately dismissed the cause on motion for summary judgment.
The Court of Appeals affirmed. We do likewise.
Four issues are raised on appeal. Pertinent facts and applicable statutes are noted with the discussion of each issue.
The Eminent Domain Argument.
Plaintiff argues that the city has no authority to use its power of eminent domain for the benefit of a
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- People ex rel. Trombley v. HumphreyMichigan Supreme Court · 1871
- In Re Slum Clearance Between Hastings, Gratiot, De Quindre and Mullett StreetsMichigan Supreme Court · 1951
- People ex rel. Regents of the University v. BrooksMichigan Supreme Court · 1923
- People Ex Rel. Regents of University v. PommereningMichigan Supreme Court · 1930
3Cited by12 opinions
- Katherine Amen, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. City of Dearborn, a Municipal Corporation, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Advisory Opinion on Constitutionality of 1986 Pa 281Michigan Supreme Court · 1988
- W. A. Foote Memorial Hospital, Inc v. City of Jackson Hospital AuthorityMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- City of Lansing v. Edward Rose Realty, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Bensinger v. ScottWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
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