Ball v. Harpham
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Newaygo; Palmer, J. Petition by Florence Ball against John N. Harpham .and George A. Over to set aside certain tax deeds. Defendants filed an answer in the nature of a cross-bill to quiet title. From a decree for petitioner, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
The petitioner filed her petition against the defendants in the circuit court for the county of Newaygo, in chancery, in the matter of the general petition of the auditor general for the sale of lands in Newaygo county for unpaid taxes. The defendants became parties to the tax proceedings by purchasing from the State and applying to the court for the usual writ of assistance.
The petitioner alleges in her petition that she is the owner of some 2,440 acres of stump lands in Newaygo county of the value of “several thousand dollars;” that, owing to lack of funds, she has been compelled to allow…
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