COA Vacates Highway-by-User Claim Dismissal; Affirms Dismissal Of First Amendment Retaliation In Road Dispute

On the highway-by-user claim, the Court of Appeals held that Plaintiff-Appellants did have standing under Donaldson v Alcona Co Bd of Co Rd Comm’rs, 219 Mich App 718, 727 n 3; 558 NW2d 232 (1996) because they own property along the road and bear unique burdens if maintenance ceases.