Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 229.5 (2026)

Payment of damages and expenses.

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PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE ROADS

Act 283 of 1909

229.5 Payment of damages and expenses.

Sec. 5.

The damages awarded to the owner or occupant of the land through which the road is laid, together with the expenses of the proceedings, shall be paid to the township supervisor by the person applying for the road, which damages shall be paid or tendered by the supervisor to the owner or occupant, and when paid or tendered the supervisor shall proceed to open the road.

History: 1909, Act 283, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 4451 ;-- CL 1929, 4066 ;-- CL 1948, 229.5 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 375, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 5 of Ch. VIII of Act 243 of 1881, being How., § 1391, and CL 1897, § 4145.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1992–2001 · leading case: Tolksdorf v. Griffith, 626 N.W.2d 163 (Mich. 2001).

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Tolksdorf v. Griffith, 626 N.W.2d 163 (Mich. 2001). · cites it 2× “§ 229.5; MSA 9.285. II. The Facts and Procedural History of the Present Case Plaintiffs own section 12, township 57 north, range 33 west, in Allouez Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan.”

Bieker v. Suttons Bay Twp. Supervisor, 496 N.W.2d 398 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “MCL 229.5; MSA 9.285. The supervisor is then authorized to open the private road for the applicant's use.”

McKeighan v. Grass Lake Twp. Supervisor, 593 N.W.2d 605 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “MCL 229.5; MSA 9.285. The supervisor is then authorized to open the private road for the applicant's use.”

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