Amberg v. Rogers
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne Circuit. Rogers brought ejectment against Amberg, to recover land described as the west half of the southwest fractional quarter of section twenty - eight, in town one south of range twelve east, containing fifty acres more or less* in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan.
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Error to Wayne Circuit. Rogers brought ejectment against Amberg, to recover land described as the west half of the southwest fractional quarter of section twenty - eight, in town one south of range twelve east, containing fifty acres more or less* in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan. On the trial, Rogers offered in evidence deeds from the Auditor General of the State, purporting to convey to the plaintiff the same description of lands contained in his declaration, given to carry into effect sales of the same for the delinquent taxes of 1855 and 1856, and as state tax lands for 1854.…
1Opinion of the Court
Christiangy J.:
Rogers, the plaintiff below, brought his action of ejectment against Amberg, the defendant below, and claimed title under three several deeds from the Auditor General, on sales for the taxes delinquent for 1854, 1855 and 1856.
The plaintiff introduced these deeds in evidence, and proved that the defendant claimed title to the premises, and rested.
The defendant objected to the introduction, of the deeds, on the ground that the lands which they purported to convey were insufficiently described; which objection was overruled by the court, and the deeds admitted.
The lands are…
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