City of Mt. Clemens v. Macomb Circuit Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by the city of Mt. Clemens to compel James B. Eldredge, circuit judge of Macomb county, to vacate an order discontinuing condemnation proceedings. Submitted
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
The city of Mt. Clemens was reincorporated under Act No. 215, Pub. Acts 1895. Sections 1 to 14, inclu*294sive, of chapter 25 of that act, confer upon cities of the fourth class the right to condemn land for streets and other purposes, and prescribe the method of procedure before á justice of the peace. Proceedings were taken by the city before a justice of the peace to condemn land for street purposes. Among the lands described were certain lands of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, and the Chicago, Detroit & Canada Grand Trunk Junction Railroad Company, extending across the right of way…
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