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CITY OF DETROIT v. AMBASSADOR BRIDGE CO.

Docket No. 132329. Calendar No. 3.

748 N.W.2d 221 (2008)

CITY OF DETROIT, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant/Appellee, v. AMBASSADOR BRIDGE COMPANY, a/k/a Detroit International Bridge Company, Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided May 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Johnson, Jr., Corporation Counsel, and Linda D. Fegins, Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel, for the plaintiff.

Jeffrey T. Stewart, William R. Seikaly, and Steptoe & Johnson LLP (by Richard Willard, David Coburn, and Catherine Sevcenko), Southfield, Southfield, Washington, D.C., for the defendant.

Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, P.L.L.C. (by Daniel M. Share and Tiffany L. Robinson), Detroit, for the Michigan Municipal League, Bagley Housing Association, Bridgewatch Detroit, Mexicantown Community Development Corporation, Ste. Anne's Catholic Church, Southwest Detroit Business Association, Inc., People's Community Services for Metropolitan Detroit, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association.

MICHAEL F. CAVANAGH, J.

This case presents us with an invitation to second-guess the trial court's factual findings that construction projects on the Ambassador Bridge Plaza would alleviate traffic congestion and facilitate interstate and foreign commerce. Because the trial court, after conducting a four-week bench trial and delivering a 20-page opinion, did not rely on clearly erroneous facts, we decline that invitation...

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