Field v. Village of Manchester
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal in Chancery from Washtenaw Circuit. This is a bill to have certain premises, occupied for fifteen years past by complainant, and embraced within the limits of a street as laid out on a recorded plat of the village of Manchester, decreed to be free and clear of all incumbrance by reason of said platted street, for want of acceptance by the public of the offer of dedication tendered by such plat; and to restrain the corporate authorities of the village from opening any…
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Appeal in Chancery from Washtenaw Circuit. This is a bill to have certain premises, occupied for fifteen years past by complainant, and embraced within the limits of a street as laid out on a recorded plat of the village of Manchester, decreed to be free and clear of all incumbrance by reason of said platted street, for want of acceptance by the public of the offer of dedication tendered by such plat; and to restrain the corporate authorities of the village from opening any street through said premises without first taking legal proceedings to condemn said lands. The decree below granted the…
1Opinion of the Court
MaestoN, J:
In 1837 the village of Manchester was platted; Wolverine street, as appears from this plat, was laid out between blocks forty-five and forty-six, and forty-eight and forty-nine, but did not extend beyond these last blocks. In November, 1848, complainant became the owner of an undivided one-half interest in block forty-nine, and in 1854 became sole owner of the same. In May, 1852, he purchased lot five in block forty-eight, thereby becoming owner in fee of those parcels of land. Complainant took possession of those lands upon acquiring title to the same, and in ’ 1852 he erected a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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