Maffei v. Berrien County

Plaintiffs are the owners of certain farm lands located in Lincoln township, Berrien county. The declaration alleges that a watercourse, known as Hickory creek, flows through the premises, emptying into the St. Joseph river; and that said creek is the drainage outlet for other natural watercourses and artificial drainage ditches running through adjoining property. The declaration further alleges that Hickory creek has not been cleaned, deepened, or widened since it was dredged in 1922; that in 1933 and 1934, the defendant, through its agent, the county drain commissioner,

“Wrongfully,…