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146 Mich. 191

Crandall v. McElheny

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 29, 1906

Michigan Supreme Court · decided 1906-10-29

Bill by W. W. Crandall and others against Herbert E. McElheny, drain commissioner, to enjoin the construction of a drain. From an order sustaining a démurrer to the bill, complainants appeal.

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Affirmed · Decided 1906-10-29

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Carpenter, 0. J.

¶1It appears from complainants’ bill of complaint that defendant, the drain commissioner of the county of Van Burén, has taken steps under the laws of this State to establish a certain drain called the “ Paw Paw river drain.” Complainants question the legality of said drain, and the purpose of this suit is to perpetually enjoin its construction. Defendant demurred to the bill in the lower court. That demurrer was sustained, and a decree entered dismissing complainants’ bill. Complainants did not, within the time given them by law, review, as they might, the -drain proceedings by writ of certiorari. The drain law (section 4346, 2 Comp. Laws) provides:

¶2“ If no certiorari be brought within the time herein prescribed, the drain shall be deemed to have been legally established, and its legality shall not thereafter be questioned in any suit at law or equity.”

¶3Unless there is some constitutional objection to the application of this law to the case made by complainants (and no such objection is pointed out by counsel or perceived by the court), it prevents the maintenance of this suit.

¶4It follows that defendant’s demurrer was properly sustained, and the decree dismissing the bill is affirmed.

McAlvat, Grant, Blair, and Moore, JJ., concurred.
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