City of St. Joseph v. Seel
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Berrien; Coolidge, J. Ejectment by the city of St. Joseph against Henry Seel and others, trustees of the First German Baptist Church of St. Joseph. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
Action of ejectment. Defendants, as trustees, are in possession of the land in controversy. This land, known as “ Lot 383,” is a part of a plat made by the proprietors of the town of Newberryport, and duly recorded, and situate within what is now known as the “ City of St. Joseph.” The proprietors of the land platted, in 1834, gave a deed of it, with other lands, to the president, trustees, and freemen of the village. It was called in the plat “Academy Lot.” It appears that the village of St. Joseph deeded to the defendant society lot 384, which was shown on the plat as “Church Lot.” This…
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