Michigan Central Park Ass'n v. Roscommon County Road Commission

The seeds for the action here being appealed were sown back at the turn of the century when the land involved, lying along Higgins lake, was platted. At that time, the plattor laid out lots

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and streets in the Michigan Central Park subdivisions and along the shore of the lake showed an irregular strip of shoreline as “Michigan Central Park Boulevard”. The plats designated that all streets and alleys in the subdivisions concerned were dedicated to public use.

Down through the years, until the 1950’s, there was no development made by the Roscommon county road commission of Michigan…