Butler v. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Kent. (Grove, J.) Bill to declare a certain patent void as a cloud upon complainant's title. Defendants appeal. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
Complainant is the owner of lots numbered 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the N. of lot 13, of Bryan So Ball's subdivision plat of the village of Kent, now part of the city of Grand Bapids. He derives his title from Lucius Lyon and E. P. Hastings, who obtained a patent from the United States November 5, 1833, for the N. fractional half of the S. E. £ of section 25, township 7 N., range 12 W. This land is located on the east bank of Grand river. In this river, and opposite to that portion of section 25 lying east of the river, lay a piece of ground now known as “Island No. 5," and containing the land here…
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