Gableman v. Department of Conservation

Plaintiff Charles Gableman is the owner of lot 9 in Sunrise Heights subdivision, Highland township, Oakland county, Michigan, fronting on White lake. He has occupied these premises for some 20 years and has invested upwards of $7,500 in a home thereon. In pursuance of its policy to make the waters of the State available to the public, defendant Department of Conservation purchased four contiguous 50-foot lots in this subdivision, i. e., lots 10, 11, 12 and 13, which immediately adjoin plaintiff’s property. The restrictions of record in this subdivision read substantially as follows:

“Said land…