Harris v. Axline

In 1928, Samuel K. Harris inherited from his grandmother a house and lot at the southeast corner of South Capitol avenue and Lenawee street, Lansing, Michigan. He believed that the lot had a frontage of 40 feet on South Capitol avenue and 60 feet on Lenawee street, as described in the abstract of title and the tax receipts. In 1945, he and his wife, plaintiffs herein, sold the property on land contract to Paul H. Axline and wife, defendants herein. The property was described in the land contract as:

“The north 40 feet of the west 60 feet of lot 12 of block 149 of the original plat of said city…