Westveer v. Ainsworth

This is review of an order denying the vacation of a plat, except in small part.

In 1886 the West Michigan Park Association, owner, recorded a plat of the premises, providing 150 lots, and designating the balance as parks, streets, etc. Each lot was adjacent to a park. The property consisted of sand dunes with some wild grass, shrubs and trees upon them. Its value lay in summer home purposes. The owner sold most of the lots, describing them in the deeds of conveyances by reference to the recorded plat.

Through foreclosure of mortgage, given in 1889, foreclosure of a levy made in 1891,…