Legal Opinion
McAskill v. Township of Hancock
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1901PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Error to Houghton; Streeter, J. Case by Kenneth McAskill against the township of Hancock for the unlawful flooding of plaintiff’s land. From a judgment for defendant on demurrer to the declaration, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The plaintiff commenced this suit by declaration reading as follows:
“For that whereas, heretofore, to wit, on the 1st day of January, A. D. 1896, and from that time down to the commencement of this suit, the said plaintiff was, and now is, the owner in fee, and has been in continuous possession, of lot No. 19, block No. 5, of the First addition of the village of Hancock, Houghton county, Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof; that said premises are not subject to any extraordinary natural servitude, nor were said premises subject to overflow before the committing of the grievances…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Conrad v. . the Trustees of the Village of IthacaNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- City of Detroit v. BlackebyMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
- City of Detroit v. CoreyMichigan Supreme Court · 1861
- Lee v. . the Village of Sandy HillNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Commissioners of Highways v. MartinMichigan Supreme Court · 1857
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Maffei v. Berrien CountyMichigan Supreme Court · 1940
- Elliott v. CarterMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
- Township of Blendon v. De JongeMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
- Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Co. v. Village of MorleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Jeanne Jones v. City of Farmington HillsMichigan Supreme Court · 2002
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