Michigan Supreme Court July 20, 2005, Docket 122985 (City of Novi v. Robert Adell Children's Funded Trust)

Taylor, C.J.

In this land condemnation case where the city of Novi is attempting to take private property to construct a road, the first issue is whether the requirement of a public use, under Const 1963, art 10, § 2, is met when the proposed road will be available for use by the public but will be primarily used by a private entity that has contributed funds to the project.