Sanborn v. Vance
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from St. Clair. (Stevens, J.) Bill filed to remove a cloud upon complainants’ title, and compel a release by defendant of his claim under a homestead entry. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
Defendant, Vance, claims a wedge of land containing 10 acres and a fraction, on the St. Clair river, which was obtained in 1885 by one Coon under color of a homestead entry from the general land-office, and by him conveyed to Vance. Complainants claim that this entry and title are invalid, and that the land had been owned and possessed by their grantors and themselves for considerably over half a century, under grant and confirmation from the United States. They insist that defendant’s alleged title is a fraud on their rights, and inasmuch as he holds by an *225apparently legal grant from the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Stark v. StarrsSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- United States v. StoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- Stoddard v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Ryan v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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