Scofield v. Haire
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Lenawee; Chester, J. Bill by Laura L. Scofield against Albert Haire, H. Blinn Tallman, and Freeman H. Gove to set aside certain proceedings of defendants' as fence viewers of the-township of Tecumseh. From the decree rendered,- complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
This bill was filed to set aside and cancel the proceedings of the defendants, as fence viewers of Tecumseh township, in Lenawee county, for the following reasons:
1. That the defendants, as fence viewers, had no jurisdiction to apportion the partition fence, and require the-building thereof by complainant, as, at the time the action was taken by them, the lands of neither the complainant nor of Mr. Henry (who made the petition to the fence viewers) were inclosed with exterior fences, and consequently the proceeding did not come within the provisions of 1 Comp. Laws 1897, chap. 83.
2. That said…
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