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Page v. Huckins

Page v. Huckins, 113 N.W. 577 (Mich. 1907)
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Court
Michigan Supreme Court · State Highest Courts
Decided
November 5, 1907
Docket
No. 79
Judges
Carpenter, Hooker, McAlvay, Moore, Ostrander
Citations
113 N.W. 577150 Mich. 1031907 Mich. LEXIS 766
Disposition
Affirmed.
Headnotes
Waters and Watercourses — Surface Waters — Adjoining Proprietors — -Drainage. A landowner may be enjoined from conducting water from a sag hole on his land by means of tile drains, open ditches, and furrows and precipitating such water upon the land of an adjoining proprietor in a body more rapidly than it would flow if the artificial courses were not made.
Summary
Appeal from Eaton; Smith, J. Bill by Frances Page against Lucy Huckins and Henry Wiseman to enjoin the casting of water upon complainant’s land. From a decree for complainant, defendants appeal.

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Opinion of the Court — Moore

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Moore, J.

The complainant and Lucy Huckins are owners of adjoining farms. The defendant Wiseman is the tenant of Lucy Huckins. The bill of complaint is filed to enjoin defendants from conducting water by means of a tile drain and open ditches or furrows from the farm occupied by them to the farm of complainant. The case was tried in open court. A decree was entered in favor of the complainant. The case is brought here by appeal.

The testimony is very conflicting. Some of the conflict can doubtless be explained by the fact that the witnesses did not all view the premises at the same time. We think it clear however that by means of dead furrows, at least one of which had been deepened by using shovels, and the tile drain, a sag hole was drained and water was pre-' cipitated upon the land of complainant in a body, and more rapidly than it would have come if these artificial courses had not been made. The case is within Gregory v. Bush, 64 Mich. 37 ; Leidlein v. Meyer, 95 Mich. 586 .

The decree is affirmed, with costs.

McAlvay, C. J., and Carpenter, Ostrander, and Hooker, JJ., concurred.

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1910: 11960: 119102026peak 1910 · 1

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Boll v. Ostroot127 N.W. 577 (S.D. 1910)
  2. Burke v. Frey101 N.W.2d 385 (Mich. 1960)

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  1. Burke v. Frey101 N.W.2d 385 (Mich. 1960)
  2. Boll v. Ostroot127 N.W. 577 (S.D. 1910)

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Authorities cited 2

DepthCaseCited by
Gregory v. Bush, 31 N.W. 90 (Mich. 1887) 41
Leidlein v. Meyer, 55 N.W. 367 (Mich. 1893) 19

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