Napier v. Northland Coal Co.

Litz, Judge:

The plaintiffs appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Wayne county dismissing their suit for the partition of a mineral estate in land and an accounting for waste of the common property by the defendant.

James M. Ross, Sr., the owner of 70 acres of land in Wayne county, on January 12, 1872, executed to his daughter Julia Ann Napier a paper writing for the alleged purpose of conveying, subject to reservations, an estate therein to her for life and remainder to her heirs. This instrument, signed, sealed and acknowledged as a deed, follows:

“This deed made and entered into this…