In Re JUDE

Plaintiff appeals by leave granted the order of the circuit court affirming the decision of a board of review made pursuant to the Drain Code of 1956 (Drain Code), MCL 280.1 et seq.) MSA 11.1001 et seq., decreasing the amounts that defendant landowners must pay in connection with a drain expansion project and increasing plaintiff’s assessment by the same amount. We reverse and remand.

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This case arises out of a drain expansion project, known as “Austin Drain No. 1, Extension Drain” (Austin Drain), supervised by defendant Jackson County Drain Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder. Plaintiff and…