Smith v. Township of Eaton

Complainant and defendant Puffenberger are adjacent owners of land in Eaton county. Complainant’s land lies to the north of Puffenberger’s land, said tracts being separated by an east and west highway. • Lying east of Puffenberger’s land, and separated therefrom by a north and south highway, is a tract of land belonging to one Gibbs. The natural slope of this last tract is towards the west, and therefore all the surface water from said Gibbs’ land is carried down onto the highway, and formerly, through a sluice under the north and south highway, upon and over Puffenberger’s land,- Lying to…