Michigan Supreme Court, 1891

Tyler v. Briggs

Tyler v. Briggs
Michigan Supreme Court · Decided May 20, 1891
1 McGrath 1633

Tyler v. Briggs

Opinion of the Court

Bor a mandamus to compel the vacation of an order discontinuing a highway.

Denied May 20, 1891.

An alleged highway existed between townships of Dover and Madison, but deflected into latter township to avoid a swamp., Respondent discontinued so much of said way as lay wholly within Madison. Answer denies that the deflected portion of the road was a town line road, but avers that it was opened and maintained by Madison.

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