Tinsman v. Probate Judge
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus. Relator applied for mandamus to compel the respondent to appoint commissioners to condemn land for drain purposes. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Champlin, O. J.
Relator is the county drain commissioner of Monroe county.
In 1874, a drain was laid out and constructed in the town of Frenchtown called the “ Stewart Drain.” It was extended into the adjoining town of Raisinville, and such extension was called the “ Stewart Extension Drain.” When constructed it formed one continuous drain. The Stewart drain was laid out by the township commissioner of Frenchtown, and the Stewart Extension drain by the joint action of the drain commissioners of French-town and Raisinville. The relator was applied to by petition to widen and deepen these drains,…
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