Putnam v. Kinney

Plaintiffs own the land surrounding Conover lake, a meandered body of water of about 112 acres in Ensley township, Newaygo county. There is no inlet or outlet to this lake. Along the south side thereof runs a public highway never laid out but open and used by the public for 35 years and upwards and recognized and improved by the township authorities for at least 10 years. For 35 years or more the people have had access to this lake from this highway to water horses and launch rowboats. Plaintiffs put a fence along the north line of the highway and thus shut off the public from access to the…