Legal Opinion
Department of Natural Resources v. Board of Trustees of Westminster Church
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 4, 1982No. Docket 55440PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff, the Department of Natural Resources, appeals a trial court decision dismissing its complaint for possession of land leased by its predecessor some 55 years ago to defendant board of church trustees.
In August, 1925, John Baird, director of the Department of Conservation (DOC), entered into a 50-year lease with defendant church trustees. The church trustees were the corporate body which managed and controlled the property and secular affairs of the Westminster Church of Detroit. The lease was for certain lake-front property in Crawford County which was to be used by the trustees to…
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