Grand Trunk Western Railroad v. City of Detroit

Decided December 8, 1949. Henry M. Butzel wrote the opinion for the court.

326 Mich. 387 · Cited 55 times

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• Dowsey v. Village of Kensington · 177 N.E. 427
• City of North Muskegon v. Miller · 227 N.W. 743
• Pere Marquette Railway Co. v. Muskegon Township Board · 298 N.W. 393
• Ervin Acceptance Co. v. City of Ann Arbor · 34 N.W.2d 11
• City of Pleasant Ridge v. Cooper · 255 N.W. 371
• Pringle v. Shevnock · 14 N.W.2d 827
• State Ex Rel. Scandrett v. Nelson · 3 N.W.2d 765

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