Legal Opinion

Oliver v. Sanborn

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 8, 1886PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error to Alpena. (Emerick, J.) Replevin. Defendants bring error. The facts are stated in the opinion. Inquiry must be made where information is likely to be obtained: Hosley v. Holmes, 27 Mich. 427; Shotwell v. Harrison, 30 Mich. 179. Plaintiffs grantor having been adjudged a bankrupt prior to the time he made his purchase, and the property described in his quit-claim deed having passed, by virtue of the bank-' ruptcy proceedings, to the assignees, he acquired no title…

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Error to Alpena. (Emerick, J.) Replevin. Defendants bring error. The facts are stated in the opinion. Inquiry must be made where information is likely to be obtained: Hosley v. Holmes, 27 Mich. 427; Shotwell v. Harrison, 30 Mich. 179. Plaintiffs grantor having been adjudged a bankrupt prior to the time he made his purchase, and the property described in his quit-claim deed having passed, by virtue of the bank-' ruptcy proceedings, to the assignees, he acquired no title thereby, and cannot maintain this action. It was necessary for plaintiff to show a right to the possession of the property in…

1Opinion of the CourtChamplin, J.

This is an action of replevin for lumber manufactured from logs cut from section 15 in township 29 N., range 8 E., being in the township of Ossineke, in the county of Alpena, Michigan.

The plaintiff’s claim to the lumber is based upon his ownership in fee of the land from which the logs out of which it was manufactured were cut. His proof was a patent from the State of Michigan to Oliver Goldsmith; the’ record of a deed from Goldsmith to Lorenzo M. Mason ; the record of a warranty deed from Mason to William Oakes; the record of a warranty deed from Oakes to John Johnston; and a quitclaim deed…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Converse v. BlumrichMichigan Supreme Court · 1866
  2. Larzelere v. LarzelereMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
  3. Baker v. . BlissNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
  4. Hosley v. HolmesMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
  5. Butler v. StevensSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1847

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. McParland v. PetersNebraska Supreme Court · 1910
  2. E. B. Millar & Co. v. OlneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Smelsey v. Guarantee Finance Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1945
  4. Andreae v. WolginMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
  5. Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. v. Michigan Lithographing Co. (In Re Michigan Lithographing Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1992

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