LIGON v. CITY OF DETROIT

Docket No. 264266.

739 N.W.2d 900 (2007)

William LIGON, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. CITY OF DETROIT, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided June 26, 2007, at 9:05 a.m.

Released for Publication October 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Draugelis & Ashton, L.L.P. (by Edward Draugelis), Clawson, for the plaintiff.

John E. Johnson, Jr., Corporation Counsel, and Joanne D. Stafford, Supervising Assistant Corporation Counsel, for the defendant.

Before: WHITBECK, C.J., and SAWYER and JANSEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

In this inverse condemnation action,1 defendant city of Detroit (the city) appeals as of right a partial judgment for plaintiff William Ligon. Ligon cross-appeals the same judgment. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for entry of an amended judgment in favor of Ligon consistent with this opinion.

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In 1980, Ligon and his partner, Fonzie Robinson, jointly executed a land contract to purchase from...

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