Legal Opinion
Ripley v. Seligman
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1891PublishedCited by 41 opinions
Appeal from Chippewa. (Steere, J.) Bill to declare a trust in lands. Defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the opinions.
1Opinion of the CourtChamplin, C. J.
This suit is brought to enforce a trust under a contract of date May 9, 1870, made between the complainant and Don 0. Buckland, and which is in the following terms:
“This agreement, made this ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy, by and between Marcus T. Ripley, of Pontiac, the party of the first part, and Don C. Buckland, of Pontiac, State of Michigan, of the second part, witnesseth:
“Whereas, the said first party has the minutes of a large amount of pine lands on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and said second party is desirious of locating a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Twiss v. GeorgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
- McCreery v. GreenMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
- McHugh v. Estate of DowdMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- Peters v. CartierMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- Burns v. BerryMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Stephenson v. GoldenMichigan Supreme Court · 1937
- Warren v. AdamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894
- Shepard v. ShepardMichigan Supreme Court · 1910
- O'Neil v. GreenwoodMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
- Olin v. HendersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
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