Miller v. City of Detroit

In 1916, the city of Detroit annexed a subdivision in the township of Greenfield, in which two boulevards existed by dedication and acceptance. Upon such annexation the mentioned boulevards became a part of the park and boulevard system of the city. The city charter provides for a commissioner of parks and boulevards, and grants such officer power to control and manage boulevards and pave the same, the expense thereof to be borne by the city at large. After annexation, the city, by ordinance, changed the designation of the two boulevards to that of streets, and, upon petition of plaintiff…