Hall v. Kellogg
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Allegan Circuit in Chancery. The bill in this case was filed by complainant, who was in possession of the premises, to quiet his title. The defendant relied upon a tax sale. A decree was made in favor of complainant. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
Complainant filed his bill in the Allegan Circuit Court to set aside a claim of defendant to certain lands, which complainant alleged he owned in fee, and of which he was also in possession.
Complainant’s title consisted of a purchase from the estate of William Tyler, deceased, who had possessed and occupied the land for several years before his death, and also of a quit claim from defendant to his grantor of a tax title for 1858. The bill alleged defendant’s claim to be under a tax title for 1859, in which year the land was assessed to Tyler’s estate, and in due time sold and conveyed by the…
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