Legal Opinion

Petz v. City of Detroit

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 10, 1893PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from-Wayne. (Brevoort, J.) Bill to restrain the city of Detroit from interfering with the occupancy by complainants of stalls in the Central Market. Defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the .opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

McGrath, J,

This is a bill to restrain the city of Detroit from interfering with the occupancy by complainants of stalls in the Central Market.

The bill sets forth that since 1S06 the city of Detroit, by virtue of its charter provisions, has always maintained a central public market; that in July, 1848Í a portion of Michigan Grand avenue was vacated for the purposes of a public market; that in August, 1848, the common council set apart the space so vacated as a public market; that ever since that time such space has been occupied with buildings used for market purposes; that—

“In 1879 the city…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Beer Co. v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. McCracken v. City of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
  3. Corporation of Brick Presbyterian Church v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1826
  4. Railroad Co. v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  5. City of Jacksonville v. LedwithSupreme Court of Florida · 1890

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Standard Chemical & Oil Co. v. City of TroySupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  2. City of Birmingham v. Hood-Mcpherson Realty Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  3. People v. RobinsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1955
  4. City of Tacoma v. BoutelleWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  5. City of Detroit v. Detroit City Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Michigan · 1894

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