Poletown Neighborhood Council v. Detroit, City of
ELR Citation: ELR 20778 No(s). 66294 (Mich. Mar 13, 1981)
The Michigan Supreme Court holds that a municipality's condemnation of private residential property for use as a privately-owned automobile assembly plant site serves a "public purpose" within the meaning of the Economic Development Corporations Act and that social and cultural environments which mi...