Mason v. City of Muskegon
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Muskegon; Russell, J. Assumpsit by Lyman G. Mason against the city of Muskegon to recover damages for a trespass upon lands. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Long, O. J.
Plaintiff is the owner of certain lots of land in the city of Muskegon. In 1893 the city, by its authorized agents, took possession of the lots in question,' *457and laid a sewer -lengthwise through them, claiming that the portions of the lots occupied by the sewer had been dedicated by the plaintiff as a public highway. The plaintiff commenced his action in the circuit court to recover damages for the alleged trespass, insisting that there never had been a dedication of the lots, nor any portion of them, as a public highway. The action was commenced under section 8024, 2 How. Stat.,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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