County of Saginaw v. Sexton Corp.

Defendant appeals as of right from a permanent injunction in favor of plaintiff enjoining defendant from using its property for the disposal of solid waste from any county other than Saginaw County. We affirm.

Defendant John Sexton Corporation of Michigan is engaged in the business of solid waste disposal and is the owner of a parcel of property located in James Township, Saginaw County. In late 1980 and early 1981, defendant developed this property as a landfill site for nonhazardous solid waste. The controversy presented in the instant case is whether Saginaw County’s solid waste management…