Woods v. Monroe
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal in Chancery from Sanilac Circuit. The bill in this case was filed to quiet the title of the complainant to., certain real estate in Sanilac county, the title to which was derived through an administrator’s sale. The case was heard on pleadings and proofs, and a decree granted in favor of complainant.
1Opinion of the Court
Cooley Oh. J.
The bill in this case is filed to quiet the title of the complainant to certain lands in Sanilac County, to which he derives title through sales made by the administrator of Samuel W. Monroe, of whom the defendants are heirs at law. The defendants contest the right of complainant to the decree he prays for, on grounds which it will be convenient to consider separately.
I. It is claimed that the case is not a proper one for relief in equity, inasmuch as the complainant claims by his bill a complete legal title, which could be fully examined and settled at law, and a part of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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