Kneeland v. Wood
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Grand Traverse; Corbett, J. Ejectment by Fred A. Kneeland and John H. Cole against Lizzie C. Wood and Hiram D. Wood. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This is an action of ejectment. Plaintiffs rely on a deed from the auditor general. The land was sold after the decree for the taxes of 1893. De*175fendants, who held the original government title, offered testimony tending to show that defendant Hiram D. Wood called at the office of the township treasurer, and was told by him, after examination, that no taxes were^ assessed on the premises in question. The circuit judge charged the jury that, if this fact was established', defendants were entitled to a verdict. The jury so found, and the plaintiffs bring error.
It is not shown that any steps had…
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