Legal Opinion
Township of Owosso v. City of Owosso
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 13, 1970No. Docket 7,843PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, P. J.
A petition for annexation to the defendant city of an extremely irregular parcel of land containing approximately 240 acres was filed on April 5,1968. The parcel is physically connected to the City of Owosso by a strip of land purchased by the circulators of the petition especially for the purpose of securing that connection. This strip is approximately 1,326 feet long by 280 feet wide. There are no public rights-of-way nor any streets extending through the strip which connect the body of the parcel to be annexed to the city itself.
With the boundaries as drawn by the circulators of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Fisher v. BirkeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
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