Thompson v. Waters
Michigan Supreme Court
•Error to St. Joseph Circuit. „ In view of the importance of the question involved,' the court of its own motion ordered a re-argument of this cause.
1Opinion of the Court
Christiancy, Ch. J.
This was an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendant in error in the circuit court for the county of St.-Joseph, to recover the north half of the south half of section 24, township 7 south, of range 11 west," situated in said county of St. Joseph.
Both parties claimed title through J. Eastman Johnson, who owned the land previous to the deeds stated below.
The plaintiff’s claim of title was this: On the 20th of July, 1853, Johnson, by warranty deed, conveyed the land to the Eort Wayne & Chicago Railroad company, a company incorporated under…
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