Fuller v. Cockerill

This is a suit in equity to enjoin the superintendent of drains of Muskegon county from proceeding with the construction of a “sewer drain” wholly within the village of Whitehall, located in Whitehall township in Muskegon county. Plaintiffs are the owners of property in the village of Whitehall which will be assessed for benefits. They claim relief on the ground that the Muskegon county superintendent of drains is without authority to construct a sewer drain located wholly within the limits of the village of Whitehall; asserting that such authority is vested in the village council by its…