People ex rel. Department of Conservation v. Paris Gravel Co.

On November 29, 1940, the auditor general of the State of Michigan conveyed a parcel of property situated in Mecosta county to the State of Michigan for nonpayment of taxes. The Michigan department of conservation which had jurisdiction over this land offered it for sale. The advertisement for sale informed prospective purchasers that “Pursuant to statute all deeds conveying such property will reserve the following to *72the State of Michigan: All rights to minerals, coal, oil, gas, sand, gravel, marl, etc.” The statutory reference was CL 1929, § 58481 2(Stat Ann 1958 Rev § 13.441).

The former…