Committee for Sensible Land Use v. Garfield Township

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a summary judgment granted by the lower court dismissing their claim against Garfield Township (township) and its zoning administrator, defendant John F. Porritt.

Plaintiffs’ cause of action arose when the township granted a rezoning application on August 15, 1979, to Gerald A. Oleson and Francis Oleson, owners, and Dayton-Hudson Properties, holders of an option to purchase, for certain property located about two miles south of Traverse City, Michigan. This property, composed of three parcels consisting of 37 acres, is adjacent to another parcel of land,…