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In Re Vacation of Cara Avenue

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided November 26, 1957No. Docket 29, Calendar 46,953PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEdwards, J.

It appears that as the Water Wonderland acquires more population it also acquires more litigation over water rights.

This is a dispute over public rights to the use of the stub end of a certain Cara avenue where it ends at the shore of beautiful Diamond lake in Cass county. The adjacent lake lot owners of the Sandy Beach subdivision petitioned in chancery for the vacating of this portion of Cara avenue and to have it declared a private park for the use of the subdivision dwellers only. The county road commissioners objected and here appeal from a circuit court decree favorable to petitioners.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. County of Wayne v. MillerMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Backus v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Olsen v. Village of Grand BeachMichigan Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Rice v. Clare County Road CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
  5. In Re Petition of BryantMichigan Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Thies v. HowlandMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
  2. McCardel v. SmolenMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Kraus v. MICH. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEMichigan Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Christiansen v Gerrish TownshipMichigan Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. Marx v. Department of CommerceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1997

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