Steinbach v. Hill
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal in Chancery from Wayne Circuit. The bill in this case was filed by Henry L. Steinbach against Thomas Hill and Delphia S. Hill, for the purpose of rescinding a land contract on the ground of fraud. A decree was made in favor of complainant, andt the defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCooley, J.
The bill in this case ivas filed by the purchaser of a city lot in Detroit to have the contract of purchase rescinded on the ground of fraud. The alleged fraud consisted in representing the lot as embracing all that was enclosed by the fences surrounding it, when in truth it fell short on one side some seventeen or eighteen inches, and the rear part of the house extended a few inches over the line. The sale had been carried into effect by a conveyance, and the complainant had been put in possession before the bill was filed.
It is a disputed cpiestion where ' the line of the lot on one side…
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