Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.127 (2026)

Releases of right of way and damages.

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THE DRAIN CODE OF 1956

Act 40 of 1956

280.127 Releases of right of way and damages.

Sec. 127.

Within 60 days next succeeding the entry of the first order of determination the said commissioners shall within their respective counties endeavor to secure from the owner of each parcel or tract of land which would be traversed or damaged by said proposed drain a release of the right of way and all damages on account thereof.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1986–1986 · leading case: Bennington Twp. v. Maple River Inter-Cnty. Drain Bd., 386 N.W.2d 599 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986).

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Bennington Twp. v. Maple River Inter-Cnty. Drain Bd., 386 N.W.2d 599 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “6 MCL 280.127; MSA 11.1127. 7 We have considered and rejected defendants’ argument based on the position that this is a maintenance and extension of an existing drain subject to Chapter 8 of the Drain Code, rather than a new drain subject to Chapters 5 and 6.”

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