People v. Jones

Campbell J.:

The defendant was indicted for obstructing an alleged highway, described in the indictment as leading from Jefferson Avenue to the Detroit River, in the city of Detroit, and known as Shelby street. A special verdict was found, and the liability of the defendant to judgment upon that verdict, is the question reserved for our opinion.

From this it appears that in the year 1807 the Governor and Judges adopted a plan of twelve sections, in separate parts — section 3, embracing the land in controversy, having been adopted April 27th, 1807; and on the same day a resolution was adopted…