Laug v. Ottawa County Road Commission
Michigan Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtFitzgerald, J.
Plaintiff and his wife own property fronting on both sides of Leonard Road, a primary county highway running east and west through Ottawa County. The road is not on a section line, but meanders from the western edge of Kent County to Spring Lake on the western edge of Ottawa County. The plaintiffs own 443.2 feet on the south side of Leonard Road and 338.25 feet on the north side.
At the point where the plaintiff’s property is located, the road is paved approximately 18 feet wide and has shoulders approximately 6 feet wide for a total of 30 feet. At one point, the road crosses a ravine, and in…
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