Hankinson v. Deake

The purpose of this suit was to test the validity of drain proceedings. The hill was filed by owners of land affected by the drain. The defendant Deake was drain commissioner of Washtenaw county at the time the proceedings for the construction of the drain were instituted. Other defendants are the present drain commissioner, the county treasurer, and the township treasurer of Ypsilanti township, where the drain is located.

In accordance with a proper petition, the county drain commissioner established a drainage district comprising about 1,100 acres of land which he designated the “Beyer…