Fane v. Detroit Library Commission

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a raised stone terrace between the sidewalk and the building entrance was part of a public building, but a portable ramp was not
• holding that a raised stone terrace between the sidewalk and the building entrance was part of a public building, but a portable ramp was not
• concluding that ramp was not an accession to a building when it could be “readily” removed and had a “possible existence” apart from the building
• concluding in a companion case that a ramp was not an accession to a building when it could be \readily\ removed and had a \possible existence\ apart from the building
• “Constructive annexation occurs where the item cannot be removed from the building without impairing the value of both the item and the building.”
• “An item is a fixture if (1) it is annexed to realty, (2) its adaptation or application to the realty is appropriate, and (3) it was intended as a permanent accession to the realty.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).