Hodgeson v. Genesee County Drain Commissioner

Plaintiffs purchased their home in Genesee County in February, 1962. In 1965, plaintiffs began to experience flooding in their basement which they traced to an east-west storm sewer drain running under their property. Plaintiffs checked the public records and found that said drain was never recorded.

Plaintiffs’ basement continued to flood at least once annually. After several requests to the county drain commission to take whatever action was necessary to stop the flooding and after the county health department reported that the drain was carrying raw sewage, which when flooded created a…