Benjamin v. Manistee River Improvement Co.

The purpose of the information in this case is to test the right of the respondent to exercise the franchise of taking tolls from persons- using certain portions of the Manistee river in running, rafting or floating logs or timber down said river.

The information is general, and charges usurpation of the franchise in question. The respondent filed a plea setting up the following facts:

That the respondent is a corporation, organized under and in pursuance of an. act of the Legislature of the State, entitled “An act to authorize the formation of corporations for the purpose of improving the…