Millar v. Babcock

- Plaintiff brought ejectment for certain lands in Kalamzoo county, and made out a complete chain of title by deeds made and acknowledged, and recorded in due form of law, only a portion of which it will be necessary to refer to particularly. Abraham Smolk, being seized, made a conveyance to Myron A. Smolk, dated February 2, 1839, and recorded August 1, 1839. Myron A. Smolk conveyed to Hiram Joy, November 20, 1843, and that deed was recorded December 12, 1843. The chain of title comes down from these conveyances.

The defense undertook to rely, and were allowed to sustain their defense, under…