Anketell v. Hayward
Michigan Supreme Court
Certiorari by Elizabeth M. M. Anketell and Allen Shelden to review the action of Hiram S. Hayward, county drain commissioner, and Watson Beach, circuit judge, acting as judge of probate, of Sanilac county, in locating and establishing a drain.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The plaintiffs in certiorari are owners in severalty of lands traversed by what is known as the “Dwight Drain,” which was constructed in 1891, and is *526about five miles long, upon which there are yet some outstanding and unpaid drain orders. At that time "William Thompson owned the lands now owned by plaintiff Shelden, and another 40-acre parcel, being 80 acres in all, which was assessed for benefits as one parcel. It is claimed, and, so far as we "have discovered, not denied, that plaintiff Anketell acquired title to the lands now owned by her since the drain was constructed. Thompson paid the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kinnie v. BareMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Brady v. HaywardMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
- Hauser v. BurbankMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
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