Vetterly v. McNeal

This action was trespass quare clausum, begun in justice’s court, and certified to the circuit court upon plea of title, where the plaintiff prevailed, and the defendant has brought error; the judgment being based upon the verdict of a jury of $4.87 in plaintiff’s favor. The locus in quo is a governmental fractional subdivision of section 18, which lies contiguous to Lake Michigan, and, according to the plat, contains 56.70 acres. The accompanying drawing shows the situation. The plaintiff owns the land on section 19, lying south of it, and has for some years been in possession thereof. He…