Michigan Central Railroad v. Garfield Petroleum Corp.

The above cases were consolidated on appeal.

In 1885, the Saginaw Bay & Northwestern Railroad Company entered upon the lands in controversy, cleared the timber from a right of way, and constructed tracks thereupon. The clearing was 100 feet wide, fenced in on both sides. In 1901, the original entrant deeded the property to the Jackson, Lansing, & Saginaw Railroad Company, and this company in turn conveyed it to the Michigan Central Railroad Company in 1916. During all of this time, the tracks have been maintained and trains operated over the right of way. No question is raised by defendants…