Mobil Oil Corp. v. City of Clawson

McGregor, J .

Plaintiffs brought suit August 3, 1967, in circuit court, seeking a declaratory judgment (GCR 1963, 521) and other appropriate equitable relief against defendant city, based upon defendant’s refusal to grant plaintiffs a “special exception” permit to use certain premises owned by plaintiff Bryant-Nicks Company (with an option to buy held by plaintiff Mobil Oil Corporation) for a gasoline service station. After a three-day nonjury trial, judgment was entered for plaintiffs on March 31, 1970; defendant appeals as of right.

The challenged section of ordinance No. 303 specifies that…