Oxby v. Boards of Supervisors

The relator asks for a mandamus to compel the respondents to build a bridge across Torch river. His petition relates to the same subject-matter passed upon in Attorney General v. Boards of Sup’rs, 120 Mich. 357 (79 N. W. 567). A reference to this case will make a long opinion here unnecessary. The petition shows that relator lives near the site of the old bridge across Torch river, which bridge was, prior to 1895, maintained by the two counties jointly; that since 1895 the bridge has been out of repair, and those persons having occasion to use it have been compelled to employ a private ferry,…