Blake v. Grondin
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Schoolcraft; Steere, J. Trespass by Richard Blake against Edward A. Grondin under 3 Comp. Laws, § 11204. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
Plaintiff brought this suit under the statute authorizing treble damages for trespass, and recovered a judgment in the court below. The facts are as follows:
The trespass consisted in cutting timber on certain land. The original owners of the land were the trustees of the estate of Francis Palms, deceased. The taxes assessed against the land had not been paid for several years. The land had been sold for the nonpayment of said taxes and bid off to the State, and at the time of the alleged trespass the time for redemption had expired. After the trespass was committed, defendant purchased the…
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