Turner v. Stephenson
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Grand Traverse. (Ramsdell, J.) Ejectment. Plaintiff brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
Action of ejectment.
The land in controversy, the S. -J of the N. E. fractional £ of section No. 4, township 25 N., of range 11 W., and being 80 acres, belongs to the lands granted to the State under the swamp-land act of 1850. It was patented to the State in that year. In 1872 the State issued a patent under which, by mesne conveyances, the plaintiff claims title. The defendant, under the homestead law, located 160 acres, described in his patent as the N. E. •£ of section No. 4, same town and range as the State patent to Turner. It will be seen that the 160 acres located by defendant as a…
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