Bissell v. Collins

This action was brought to recover the value of gravel taken by the defendant from the street in front of plaintiff’s premises in the city of Grand Rapids. The case was referred to a referee, who reported that the street was a public highway, duly laid out on a plat recorded as provided by law; that the defendant, at the time he took the gravel, had a contract with the city of Grand Rapids, for the grading and graveling of the street in question; that the improvement had been ordered by the council, and that the gravel was made use of on the street. The major portion of the gravel, however,…