Corrigan v. Hinkley
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeals from Ogemaw; Sharpe, J. Petition by Michael Corrigan against Eugene Hinkley and Roscoe D. Dix, auditor general, and by Patrick Corrigan against Erank Davis and the auditor general, to vacate the decree in a tax proceeding. From decrees dismissing the petitions, petitioners appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The only questions raised by the records in these cases are whether one who takes possession of lands sold for delinquent taxes, without giving the notice of six months required by law, can recover the purchase price, and the amount of taxes subsequently paid, and the value of improvements made upon the land during his occupancy, in a proceeding to vacate the decree under which he purchased; the circuit judge having required such payment as a condition precedent to the vacation of the decree. The complainant has appealed.
Section 148, Act No. 889, Pub. Acts 1897, provides:
*126“No purchaser under…
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