Van Haaren v. Tierney
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Bay; Collins, J. Bill by Catherine Van Haaren against Teresa Tierney for a lien upon lands of John Coryeon, decedent. From an order sustaining a demurrer to complainant’s bill, she appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.
The bill of complaint filed in this cause alleges, in substance, that complainant, who was born *193on April 17, 1887, was taken from the St. Vincent’s Orphan Home in Saginaw, at the age of 7, and placed in the home of John Coryeon, where she remained until she was 17 years old, when, it is alleged, she was forced to leave and compelled to shift for herself; that while at this home it was represented to her that she was a legally adopted child, but that she has been unable to find that any proceedings for adoption have been taken; that she was illtreated and compelled to labor beyond her strength…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morgan v. HamletSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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- Benjamin v. EarlyMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
- First National Bank v. Sherman's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
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3Cited by4 opinions
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