Legal Opinion

Hovey v. Nellis

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 9, 1894PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeals from Wayne. (Gartner, J.) Bills to quiet title. Defendants appeal. Decrees affirmed. Tbe facts are stated in the opinion. •

1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.

The controversies in these two suits are identical, and are governed by the same facts. In this «opinion we will refer only to the case of Hovey v. Nellis.

The bill is filed to quiet the title to outlot No. 4 of the X. Moran farm in the city of Detroit. This farm was a marrow strip of land a few hundred feet wide, and extending back from the Detroit river about three miles. It was ■divided into 9 lots, numbered from 1 to 9, inclusive. Lot No. 9 lay farthest from the river, and included 60.53 acres. It was subsequently subdivided into 19 outlots, numbered '.from 1 to 19, inclusive. The…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. McArthur v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Baker v. Estate of McLeodWisconsin Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Dodge v. . StevensNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  4. L'Etourneau v. HenquenetMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Wilson v. . WhiteNew York Court of Appeals · 1888

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Duncan v. De YampertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  2. Harris v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
  3. Powell v. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
  4. Lavean v. CowelsDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1993
  5. McInerny v. HaaseMichigan Supreme Court · 1910

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