Offley v. Garlinger
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Barry; Parkinson, J., presiding. Bill by Hibbard A. Offley against Peter Garlinger to restrain the draining of surface water upon complainant’s land. Prom a decree for complainant, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtOstrandeb, J.
The complainant owns the N. E. £ of *352section 22 in the township of Castleton, in Barry county. The defendant owns the E. £ of the S. E. \ of section 15 and the W. i of the S. W. i of section 14 in the same township. There is a highway on the section line between sections 15 and 22, and 14 and 23. It is intersected, at the contiguous corners of these four sections, by a highway running north and south. From this statement it will appear that defendant’s west 80 acres is directly north of complainant’s east 80 acres, and that they are separated by a highway. The natural flow of surface water is…
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