Corby v. Thompson
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Chester, J., presiding. Bill by Abbie Corby and others, against Adele Campau Thompson and others to quiet title to land. From a decree for plaintiffs, defendants, appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, C. J.
This bill is filed by the plaintiffs to quiet the title of certain land situated in the township of Gratiot, Wayne county, Mich., known as private claim No. 11. The testimony establishes that one Joseph Pomerville, who was born in 1756 and died in 1796, at one time occupied the land which is now the subject-matter of this litigation. It appears that he left six children, and some years after his death commissioners were appointed by the Federal government to investigate and ascertain whether his heirs should be given this land. In 1828, the land was surveyed, and the commissioners reported in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Whitney v. MorrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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- Fuller v. SwensbergMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
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