Township Board v. Board of Supervisors
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus to compel the board of supervisors of Wayne county to take action under Act No. 62, Laws of 1889. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChamplin, J.
The township of Ecorse is situated on the west bank of Detroit river.
The township of Springwells lies immediately north of the township of Ecorse, the dividing line between the two townships being the river Rouge, which rises in the southern part of Oakland sounty, flowing south and south-easterly through the townships of Bedford and Dearborn, thence easterly between the townships of Springwells and Ecorse to its con'fluence with the Detroit river.
From a distance of some 10 or 15 miles westerly from the Detroit river the Rouge is a navigable river, which will admit •of the passage of boats…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Weisenberg v. Town of WinneconneWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
- People ex rel. Goldsmith v. Highway CommissionersMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
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