Legal Opinion

Perrin v. Lepper

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1876PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Error to Calhoun Circuit. to the point that a deed carries all the vendor’s interest, cited: 26 Mich,., 399; that a grant of a reversion carries with it, as an incident thereto, the rent remaining to grow due: 14 Bart., 654; 17 Barb., 155; Bank v. Wise, 3 Watts, 394; Taylor L. & T, §§ 154, 161; 1 Wash, on R. P., 340, §§ 8, 9; that the doctrine of attornment is inconsistent with our institutions, being feudal in origin, and must be confined to cases where its application is a…

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Error to Calhoun Circuit. to the point that a deed carries all the vendor’s interest, cited: 26 Mich,., 399; that a grant of a reversion carries with it, as an incident thereto, the rent remaining to grow due: 14 Bart., 654; 17 Barb., 155; Bank v. Wise, 3 Watts, 394; Taylor L. & T, §§ 154, 161; 1 Wash, on R. P., 340, §§ 8, 9; that the doctrine of attornment is inconsistent with our institutions, being feudal in origin, and must be confined to cases where its application is a necessity: 1 Foster, 234; 4 Foster, 248; 13 Ill., 626; 1 Wash. R. P., 340, § 7; that plaintiffs were entitled to sue…

1Opinion of the Court

Marston, J:

Brown and Van Arman being the owners, as tenants in common, of certain property in Marshall, on the 6th of September, 1859, leased the same to defendants for a term of five years from and after that date, for which defendants agreed to pay them two hundred and seventy-five dollars per year, payable quarterly. On the 12th day of April, 1862, Van Arman by warranty deed convoyed his interest in said premises, together with the rents, issues and profits thereof, to plaintiffs, who, about the 14th of April, 1862, gave defendants notice of such purchase, and that they, the plaintiffs,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Van Ness v. PacardSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
  2. Achey v. HullMichigan Supreme Court · 1859

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Henrique v. ParisHawaii Supreme Court · 1896
  2. People v. LefkovitzMichigan Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Jensen v. GambleMichigan Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Plaza Investment Co. v. AbelMichigan Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Hansen v. PrinceMichigan Supreme Court · 1881

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