Dawson v. Peterson
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Carpenter, J. Assumpsit by Herbert J. Dawson and another against Henry M. Peterson for professional services. Prom a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, C. J.
Plaintiffs are the successors of the firm of Dawson, Weir & Greenheizen, barristers at Petrolia, Ontario. The defendant resides in Detroit, this State, *432and owned a small tract of land at Petrolia, which was being used for oil wells. On November 16, 1892, defendant went to Petrolia to look after his property, and found a man by name of McKenzie tearing down and removing the line fence between himself and defendant, under the claim that the fence was not on the division line, and insisting that the true line was some 12£ feet further over upon what defendant claimed as his land. Defendant…
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