Horn v. People

Horn was convicted in the recorder’s court of Detroit, of violating the city ordinances by refusing to obey tbe directions of the harbor master, to remove bis steamboat from tbe dock at the foot of .Woodward avenue, leased by the city to Geo. H. Brady and others.

One objection raised is, that he bad a right to keep his vessel there because it was a public and not a private place, and a highway. This idea is based on the assumption that a highway leading to a navigable stream, must necessarily continue over all wharves and other erections that may be placed beyond the terminus at the shore in…