Legal Opinion
Aultman, Miller & Co. v. Pettys
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 3, 1886PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from Berrien. (Smith, J.) Complainant filed a. bill to foreclose a mortgage, which was dismissed on the hearing, which decree was affirmed on appeal. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
December 12, 1865, Daniel Pettys owned eighty acres of land in Bainbridge, Berrien county, in this State. At that time he was a widower. Lucina Brewster, now Lucina Pettys, one of the defendants, was a widow. On the day above mentioned the following instrument was entered into between her and the said Daniel Pettys:
“ This agreement made and entered into the twelfth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eiglit hundred and sixty-five, between Daniel Pettys, of the township of Bainbridge, in the county of Berrien, State of Michigan, the party of the first part, and Lucina…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Healey v. WorthMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
- Brooks v. FairchildMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
3Cited by1 opinion
- Mier v. HaddenMichigan Supreme Court · 1907