Forest Hill Cemetery Co. v. City of Ann Arbor

Plaintiff was incorporated in about 1857 as a nonprofit corporation under Act No. 87, Pub. Acts 1855 (2 Comp. Laws 1929, § 10401 et seq. [Stat. Ann. §21.821 et seq.]), known as “An act relative to burying grounds.” Plaintiff acquired certain lands within the corporate limits of defendant city of Ann Arbor and has improved and continuously used the same for cemetery purposes. About 14,000 persons have been buried in such cemetery. Plaintiff sold lots for burial purposes and issued deeds or certificates therefor. It also issued “memorial endowment certificates.” Plaintiff’s financial statement…