La Plant v. Lester
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Luce; Steere, J. Bill by Joseph La Plant and Rosa La Plant against Solon Lester to remove a cloud from the title to certain land. Prom a decree dismissing the bill, complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The complainants are husband and wife, and their bill is filed to cancel and remove the cloud occasioned by a mortgage upon a 40-acre parcel of land in Luce county, the title to which is in the husband. The *337mortgage was given by bim, his wife not joining, and the case turns upon the question of homestead rights. The learned circuit judge dismissed the bill, and the complainants have appealed. The testimony shows the following facts, about which there is little dispute:
The complainants married during the late civil war, and at once moved to Detour, Chippewa county, Michigan. They lived in that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Randall v. RandallMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
- Dakin v. DakinMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
- Rhoades v. DavisMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
- McMonegal v. WilsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Wright v. WrightMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by5 opinions
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