Petoskey, MI
Real estate Lawyer at Petoskey, MI
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Appeals ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Favorable. The Michigan Court of Appeals held that a showing of strict necessity had not been met by plaintiffs.
This was an easement-by-necessity case that cleared up the law in Michigan, making it clear that, in order to grant such an easement, there must be a showing of strict necessity.
OUTCOME: The Court issued a plurality opinion holding that the property vested in the surviving joint tenant.
This was an issue of first impression in Michigan involving the issue of whether a partition action could proceed when the joint tenant filing same died before any order was entered.
OUTCOME:
Property Tax Appeal
OUTCOME: The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeals, holding that the policy of title insurance took effect.
The Supreme Court "granted leave to appeal in this case to consider whether defendants, a title search company and a title insurer, are liable to plaintiff under a policy of title insurance, where plai ... ntiff failed to disclose to defendants a known recorded tax lien as required by the title insurance commitment, but not required by the subsequently issued title insurance policy." Id.
OUTCOME: Favorable
This was a lake-end "paper" street vacation case.
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