Potter v. Indiana & Lake Michigan Railway Co.

Plaintiff is the owner of an undivided half interest in five University lots, numbered 14, 16, 17, 24, and 25, located in a marsh on the left bank of the St. Joseph river, near its mouth. Each lot contains five acres. The lots are situated on section 24, township 4 S., range 19 W., and, with 25 similar lots, comprise the S. W. of said section. This land was granted by the United States to the State of Michigan for University purposes, and in 1842 was divided and platted into lots for sale. Plaintiff *391became tbe purchaser in 1881. The defendant’s road was-constructed in 1888. In October, 1890,…