State v. Dickinson
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair; Eldredge, J., presiding. Ejectment by the State of Michigan against Don M. Dickinson and another. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This action is ejectment, brought by the State of Michigan against Don M. Dickinson and another, to recover certain lands situate on Stromness or Dickinson Island, being a part of St. Clair Flats, in St. Clair county. There are two cases. While the title to only the lands described in the declaration can be settled in this case, the decision of the court will control as to the entire island, except the private claim, in all amounting to about 3,500 acres. From a judgment in favor of the defendants, the case is brought here by the plaintiff by writ of error.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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