Bonninghausen v. Roma

This is an action of ejectment. Plaintiff receiver claims to be the successor to the holder of record title of certain lands upon which oil has been discovered. Defendants claim title through mesne conveyances from the holder of a tax deed. The circuit court held that plaintiff had not proved a valid title, and directed a verdict of not guilty, upon which, judgment was entered. Plaintiff appeals.

Thomas Pitts, now deceased, became the owner of the lands in question in 1902, according to the records in the office of the register of deeds of Ogemaw county. In 1906, the Saginaw County Savings…