Beecher v. People

Beecher was complained of for “ ob*290structing and encumbering” an alleged public alley in Detroit “with certain large timbers placed above and diagonally across said public space, at the height of fifteen feet or thereabouts above the ground level of said space.”

The facts found by the recorder’s court show that Beecher owns the land on either side of this space from Woodbridge street to Detroit river, and is roofing it over at a height of about fifteen feet. The strip of land in question is 16 feet wide and was originally a part of the bed of Detroit river. While in this condition of land…