Livonia Township School District v. Wilson

Livonia township school district of Wayne county, Michigan, filed a petition in the circuit court of Wayne county for the acquisition of private property by condemnation proceedings. The property involved consists of 2 parcels of land now in use for school purposes. In 1869, parcel No. 1 was conveyed by warranty deed to school district No. 6 of Livonia township by John Holts and wife. The deed contained the following:

“If the above school district ceases to use the same for school purposes or desires to sell the same, they, the school district, are to give the said John Holts the privilege of…