CITY OF DETROIT v. STATE

Docket No. 240174.

686 N.W.2d 514 (2004)

262 Mich.App. 542

CITY OF DETROIT, City of Huntington Woods, Inter-County Citizens Achieving Regional Excellence, Green Acres-Woodward Civic Association, Palmer Woods Association, University District Community Association, Sherwood Forest Association, Suzanne Antisdel, Arthur Antisdel, Charles Barr, Carolyn Barr, Martin Baum, Marcia Baum, Willie Bell, Carol Bell, Eddy S. Bullock, Jr., Anna Bullock, Curtis Dickerson, Maria Dickerson, Michael Einheuser, Diane L. Willard, Marie Glaza, Nancy Goedert, Robert Handley, Marie Handley, Dawn Hesse, Donen Hesse, Melvin J. Hollowell, M.D., Sylvia Hollowell, Khalid Kassab, Clair Kassab, Reverend Michael Kirila, Lauretta E. Laframboise, David Marquardt, Margaret R. Marquardt, Dale Morgan, Thomas J. Rafels, Herbert Schneider, Kathryn Schneider, Gary Scott, Laura Scott, Normal Silk, Charles A. Vasser, David Welsch, Theresa Welsch, and Machpelah Cemetery Association, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and City of Ferndale and City of Pleasant Ridge, Plaintiffs-Not-Participating, v. STATE of Michigan, Defendant-Appellant, and State Fair Development Group, L.L.C., Defendant-Not-Participating.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided June 22, 2004, at 9:00 a.m.

Released for Publication September 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, P.L.L.C. (by Eugene Driker and Geaneen Washington), Detroit, for the plaintiffs.

Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, and Matthew C. Keck and John F. Szczubelek, Assistant Attorneys General, for the state of Michigan.

Before: WILDER, P.J. and HOEKSTRA and KIRSTEN FRANK KELLY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant state of Michigan appeals as of right1 a consent judgment arising out of plaintiffs' claim for declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent construction of an auto racing facility and outdoor amphitheater on the state fairgrounds. We reverse.

I. Facts

The state owns a parcel of land2 in the city of Detroit near the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Eight Mile Road,...

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