Norris v. Hall
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Berrien; Coolidge, J. Ejectment by Mark Norris against Charles W. Hall and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant Hall brings error. This is an action of ejectment, was tried before the court without a jury, a finding of facts and law made, and judgment entered for the plaintiff. Plaintiff claimed title from the government.
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Error to Berrien; Coolidge, J. Ejectment by Mark Norris against Charles W. Hall and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant Hall brings error. This is an action of ejectment, was tried before the court without a jury, a finding of facts and law made, and judgment entered for the plaintiff. Plaintiff claimed title from the government. Defendants claimed title by certain tax deeds and adverse possession thereunder; that, if plaintiff held any title, he held it in trust for defendant Hall, and that he had obtained it while acting as his agent. The other defendants are tenants of Hall.…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
(after stating the facts). 1. It is urged that the court erred in holding that the evidence to maintain adverse possession must be disregarded because the notice was insufficient under the new rule of the court. The court found that there was no adverse possession of 10 years’ duration by Hall under any claim; that he did not acquire title under the tax deed of 1888 until October 17, 1893, and less than five years before the commencement of suit. Under these findings it becomes unnecessary to determine the question of the sufficiency of the notice attached to the plea. The testimony as to…
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