Grand River Dam Authority v. Bymaster

The Grand River Dam Authority, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, commenced this action in the district court of Delaware county against J. H. Bymaster and Nellie By-master, hereinafter referred to as defendants. Plaintiff is a public corporation operating under legislative authority. The purpose of the organization is to control, store, and preserve the waters of Grand River for the purpose of development of water power, electric energy, and other purposes. In this action it was sought to condemn and fix compensation for certain real property owned by defendants. From a judgment of the…