Jeruzal v. Wayne County Drain Commissioner

Plaintiffs filed their application for writ of mandamus (original jurisdiction) as home owners, landowners and developers, seeking a writ directing the Wayne county drain commissioner to install a sanitary sewer in the Lefler-Ready Sanitary Drain district, Dearborn township, Wayne county, Michigan.

The need for such a sewer is set forth in plaintiffs’ brief, as follows:

“The plaintiffs’ homes already in the area all have attached septic tanks, but because of the high water level and the clay composition of the soil, these tanks cannot operate efficiently. The result is that the stinking,…