Bower v. Earl
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Washtenaw Circuit. •This was an action, of ejectment''for a strip of land, part of lot .No. 8, in the city of Ann Arbor.
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Error to Washtenaw Circuit. •This was an action, of ejectment''for a strip of land, part of lot .No. 8, in the city of Ann Arbor. The entire lot belonged to Edward Munday in 1834, who, July 18, 1842, conveyed to Mulford and Peter Martin a portion of the same, commencing on Main street at the northeast corner of said lot, and running on Main street 21 feet south, thence west to the alley in the rear of said lot, thence north to the north line of said lot, and thence east to the place of beginning. The plaintiff became the owner of this title through several mesne conveyances. The title to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Campbell J.
Bower brought ejectment against Earl, to recover a small gore of land, having a width of six inches in front, on Main street, Ann Arbor, and widening at the rear to three feet. Bower’s alleged title was derived by mesne conveyances through William C. Voorhees and William Tibbals, from Mulford Martin and Peter Martin, who purchased of Ed*375ward Mundy. The description in the deed from Mundy was as follows: “Being all of that portion of village lot number eight, of range number three, and block number one north of Huron street, beginning on Main street, at the northeast corner of said…
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