Griffin v. Kennedy

This is an action of ejectment. Plaintiff’s title is derived from a deed executed under the State tax homestead law. This deed was prima facie evidence of title (Act No. 211, Pub. Acts 1905), and there was no evidence of any irregularity in the proceedings leading to its execution. Defendant Kennedy was the former owner of the land. The other two defendants were tenants of defendant Kennedy. These tenants occupied the land at the time the auditor general and the commissioner of the State land office determined that it was homestead land. Verdict and judgment passed for plaintiff. We are asked…