Muskegon Township v. Muskegon County Drain Commissioner

As an opening to this case we borrow an introduction written by Judge Mc-Gregor:

"At the center of this dispute is the Drain Code of 1956, MCLA 280.1 et seq.; MSA 11.1001 et seq., an exceedingly complex statute, the provisions of which apparently are known by few in the profession and understood by far fewer.” Ray v Mason County Drain Commissioner, 48 Mich App 559, 560; 210 NW2d 810 (1973), vacated, 393 Mich 294; 224 NW2d 883 (1975).

We beg the reader’s indulgence in reading the detailed recitation of the facts and statutes pertaining to this case but feel that such is necessary *716for a full…