St. John v. Antrim Iron Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Antrim; Mayne, J. Assumpsit by Edgar St. John against the Antrim Iron Company to recover the value of certain wood cut by a third person from plaintiff’s land, and sold to defendant. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The plaintiff is the owner of the original title to the N. of the N. W. {- of section 26, town 28 north, range 7 west, Kalkaska county. In the winter of 1896-97, one James Boussum, claiming title under a tax deed from the auditor general for the taxes of 1892, entered upon the land, and cut and removed therefrom 538 cords of wood. This wood was hauled by Boussum and his licensees to Leetsville, and there sold to defendant, who burned the same into charcoal, and used the charcoal in the manufacture of pig iron. Subsequently the tax deed was vacated by a certificate of error. The plaintiff…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tuttle v. CampbellMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Watson v. SteverMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Tolan v. HodgeboomMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
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