Legal Opinion
Austin v. Older
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 1938No. Calendar 39,825PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtButzel, J.
After denial of certiorari by the circuit court (affirmed by this court, Austin v. Older, 278 Mich. 518), plaintiff sought mandamus in the circuit court of Washtenaw county to compel the issuance of a building permit. He appeals from an adverse decision.
On the eve of the passage of a zoning ordinance by the city of Ypsilanti (Ordinance No. Ill), but before the day it became effective, plaintiff erected a building and appurtenances for a gasoline station on his property at the intersection of west Cross and Washtenaw avenues, in zone B, a residence district under the ordinance. Although this…
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