Kiley v. Bond

The circuit court for the county of Monroe, in chancery, made a decree enjoining the deepening and widening of a drain known as the “Ross Drain,” as projected, within the limits of a certain highway, adjacent to the premises of the complainants. The highway was laid out and opened about the year 1866, some six years after the original drain was established. This drain is now within the limits of the highway, and it is proposed to increase its width to about 35 feet, all of which will be within the highway, except, as the defendant claims, 3 to 5 feet. If, therefore, we take the defendant’s…