Continental Paper & Supply Co. v. City of Detroit

The City of Detroit appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs for $2,986,000 entered on a jury verdict in this trespass-nuisance action. We affirm.

This case involves the fire destruction of a premises known as 4584 Jeffries. Continental Paper and Supply Company and its insurer commenced an action on February 17, 1988, in the Court of Claims and a separate action on February 15, 1988, in the Wayne Circuit Court.

The complaint in the action in the Court of Claims alleged that the State of Michigan was the legal titleholder of 4584 Jeffries and that it intentionally had created a nuisance by…