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.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 229.5
Payment of damages and expenses
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 234 Mich. App. 194 - McKeighan v. Grass Lake Township Supervisor (1999)
Most recently applied in 234 Mich. App. 194 - McKeighan v. Grass Lake Township Supervisor (May 1999)
1909, Act 283, Eff
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