Opinion ID: 1877095
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Adaptation to the use of the realty

Text: No Michigan case has addressed the adaptation prong of the fixture test. The Wisconsin Supreme Court aptly defined adaptation as the relationship between the chattel and the use which is made of the realty to which the chattel is annexed. Premonstratensian Fathers v. Badger Mut. Ins. Co., 46 Wis.2d 362, 369, 175 N.W.2d 237 (1970) (storage coolers adapted to retail grocery store). The treatise, 35 Am. Jur. 2d, Fixtures, § 12, p. [A]n object introduced onto the realty may become a fixture if it is a necessary or at least a useful adjunct to the realty, considering the purposes to which the latter is devoted. We find these authorities informative and a useful guide in developing our jurisprudence in this area.