English Garden Condominiums, LLC v Howell Township
Dec 05, 2007OUTCOME: Win
Reversed lower court and successfully defended township's right to seize letter of credit for unfinished land use project.
Okemos, MI
Energy and utilities Lawyer at Okemos, MI
Practice Areas: Energy & Utilities, Appeals ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Win
Reversed lower court and successfully defended township's right to seize letter of credit for unfinished land use project.
OUTCOME: Win
City attempted to force electric utility to relocate its lines underground. The lower courts required the utility to bear the underground relocation costs, but the Michigan Supreme Court reversed and ... held that the City had no authority to adopt an ordinance imposing those costs on the utility.
OUTCOME: Win
Successfully defended township's right to require developer to make a road improvement as a condition to permitting a new subdivision development.
OUTCOME: Win
Successfully defended gas utility's regulated service area.
OUTCOME: Win
Successfully defended public's right to use existing road right of way for the installation of sewer and water systems without the approval of the underlying landowner.