Johnson v. Ballou
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Bay Circuit. This was an action of trover brought by Johnson against Ballou for certain pine saw-logs. The logs in question were cut partly on section one, in town fourteen north, of range three east, and partly on section seventeen, in town fourteen north, of range four east. The questions raised relate to the title to these sections.
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Error to Bay Circuit. This was an action of trover brought by Johnson against Ballou for certain pine saw-logs. The logs in question were cut partly on section one, in town fourteen north, of range three east, and partly on section seventeen, in town fourteen north, of range four east. The questions raised relate to the title to these sections. The cause was tried by á jury, who found a general verdict for the plaintiff, assessing his damages at two thousand two hundred and -sixty-nine dollars. And they also found, in answer to'certain specific questions 'propounded by the plaintiff; as…
1Opinion of the CourtCooley, J.
The most important questions in this case relate to the title to the lands on section one, in township fourteen north, of range three east, and on section seventeen, in township fourteen north, of range four- east. Should our conclusions be with the plaintiff on this branch of the case, the further questions may become unimportant, but if we disagree with his views regarding the title, it may become necessary, at least so far as the logs cut on section seventeen are concerned, to consider the further grounds on which he bases his claim.
*382It is conceded that the title to the lands was in the…
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