Pere Marquette Railway Co. v. Ashley

In the fall of 1919, the defendant began proceedings for deepening and widening what is known as “Mud Lake drain,” which traverses a part of Bangor and Hartford townships in Van Burén county. Some of the landowners declined to release a claim for damages and an application for the appointment of commissioners was filed in the probate court pursuant to 1 Comp. Laws 1915, § 4883. In this application the “P. M. R. R. Co.” was named as one of such owners and the parcel of land alleged to be owned by it. specifically described. A citation was issued, addressed to such owners, in which the “P. M.…