Dolby v. State Highway Commissioner

Since the question was first presented to this conrt it has been the law of this State that an attempt by the possessor of a conditional right of reverter to convey the same before breach of condition does not convey any interest in the realty to the grantee named, because the right before breach cannot be conveyed; and further such an attempt to convey extinguishes the right itself. This is a law of property and should not be changed by the court in the absence of compelling reasons. Lewis v. Sheldon, 103 Mich. 102. In this jurisdiction the rule was first announced in Halpin v. Rural…