G. F. Sanborn Co. v. Alston
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Houghton; Streeter, J. Bill by the Q-. F. Sanborn Company against David M. Alston, the Worcester Lumber Company, and others, to quiet title to land, and to enjoin the removal of certain timber. Defendants Alston and the Worcester Lumber Company, Limited, filed an answer in the nature of a cross-bill to quiet title. From a decree for complainant, and dismissing the cross-bill, defendants appeal.
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Appeal from Houghton; Streeter, J. Bill by the Q-. F. Sanborn Company against David M. Alston, the Worcester Lumber Company, and others, to quiet title to land, and to enjoin the removal of certain timber. Defendants Alston and the Worcester Lumber Company, Limited, filed an answer in the nature of a cross-bill to quiet title. From a decree for complainant, and dismissing the cross-bill, defendants appeal. Complainant owns the patent title to the lands involved in this suit, which are situated in the counties of Houghton and Baraga. Defendants own tax titles which were purchased from the…
1Opinion of the Court
Grant, O. J.
(after stating the facts). 1. The description in the notices in this case is the same as those in Tucker v. Van Winkle, 142 Mich. 210, except that in that case the town was described as north and the range as west, while in this case the notices failed to state whether the township was north or south, or the range east or west, and are therefore more indéfinite than the description in that case. This itself, however, would be immaterial to one versed in the governmental surveys, for there is no other township or range in the State than those described in the notice. This case is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jones v. PelhamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Tucker v. Van WinkleMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
- Jackson v. SlomanMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Cook v. HallMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
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