City of Detroit v. Village of Highland Park
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Mandell, J. Petition by the village of Highland Park against the city of Detroit in a suit pending in which the city of Detroit was complainant and the said village of Highland Park defendant for an order of the court requiring the enlargement of certain connecting sewers and drains jointly used by petitioner and respondent. From a decree granting the prayer of the petition respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
This is a supplemental proceeding in the above-entitled suit, which involves mutual rights and duties of the above-named municipalities in relation to their drainage and sewer systems. It was first at issue in 1898. Under the pleadings and proofs presented at that time the suit was heard, and the issues involved were tried out before the Wayne circuit court in chancery, in 1899, and decrees were thereupon rendered adjudicating the differences which had arisen under then existing conditions. From those decrees no appeal was taken by either party. They were acquiesced in, accepted, and acted…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- New Orleans Gas Light Co. v. Drainage Commission of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Health Department v. Rector of Trinity ChurchNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Prince v. CrockerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- City of Detroit v. CoreyMichigan Supreme Court · 1861
- KingmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
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- City Of Detroit v. State Of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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