Turunen v. Proksch Construction Co.

Plaintiff Ruben Turunen appeals from an order of the circuit court granting summary disposition in favor of defendant Department of Natural Resources pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8) and (10) on plaintiff’s claims against the Department of Natural Resources. The order was certified as a final order pursuant to MCR 2.604(A). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

This appeal concerns the ownership of certain mining rights to a parcel of land located in Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula. The State of Michigan conveyed this parcel in a tax sale to William Klemett on January 3, 1950, with the deed…