Legal Opinion

Reich v. State Highway Commission

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided October 24, 1972No. Docket 11056PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.

The defendant State Highway Commissioner appeals an award by the Court of Claims to plaintiff, Albert Reich. We affirm.

Albert Reich is a dairy farmer. His farm, comprising some 220 acres, is in Otsego Township, Allegan County. In 1961 the defendant State High way Commissioner began making road improvements in the area of the Reich farm. One of these improvements was the widening of Thirteenth Street, a county road running through the Reich property. The road was widened from a narrow lane, some 15 feet wide, to a full 66 feet wide.

The commissioner did not seek to condemn the portion of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Reich v. State Highway DepartmentMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  2. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. DuelSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Buscaino v. RhodesMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Eager v. State Highway CommissionerMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Crook v. PattersonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Tamulion v. State Waterways CommissionMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. Barczak v. Rockwell International Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. In Re Jones EstateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. Berry v. ZismanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. McCahan v. BrennanMichigan Court of Appeals · 2011

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