Detroit Edison Co. v. City of Detroit

This case presents the question whether a utility must be reimbursed for the cost of relocating its equipment from within certain public rights of way that were vacated in conjunction with an economic development project.

Plaintiff, the Detroit Edison Company, appeals as of right from an order granting summary disposition in favor of defendant, City of Detroit. Because we conclude that plaintiff was required to bear the cost of the relocation, we affirm.

We take our statement of pertinent facts from the parties’ stipulations of fact.

By virtue of a franchise granted to its…