Breen v. Hyde
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair; Vance, J. Case by Daniel Breen against John Hyde and Christopher Brandon, impleaded with Thomas Wrinn, for damages caused by flooding plaintiff’s land. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This suit was commenced in 1897. It was tried in 1899 by a jury. The court directed a verdict in favor of Thomas Wrinn, The jury found a verdict in favor of the other defendants. The case is brought here by writ of error.
A reference to the plat will aid in understanding the situation. The plaintiff is the owner of the E. -J of the S. E. ¿ of section 26. Mr. Hyde has a 40 acres directly south of *3this, and separated from it by a highway. Mr. Brandon owns the W. £ of the N. E. £ of section 35. It is plaintiff’s claim that, by means of ditches, Mr. Brandon and Mr. Hyde collected water upon their…
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