Case Results

Carey Jaskowski PLC is pleased to share an important appellate result on behalf of our client, Kakalia Management, LLC, in a Michigan Court of Appeals case involving tax foreclosure, surplus equity, and the constitutional right to just compensation. In Kakalia Management, LLC v Otsego County Treasurer and County of Otsego, the Michigan Court of Appeals…

Government agencies often have authority to build roads, maintain drainage systems, and manage public infrastructure. But that authority has constitutional limits. When public infrastructure physically invades private property or causes significant flooding, the government may be required to pay just compensation. Attorney Dane Carey represented the property owner in Miner v. Ogemaw County Road Commission,…