Howard v. Moore
Michigan Supreme Court
Case reserved from Oakland Circuit Court. Tbe ease was made by tbe parties with a view of settling their legal and equitable rights to the premises in dispute, and at their request reserved by the Circuit Court.
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Case reserved from Oakland Circuit Court. Tbe ease was made by tbe parties with a view of settling their legal and equitable rights to the premises in dispute, and at their request reserved by the Circuit Court. Howard, and his wife, who was the only child and heir at law of John Hobdey, deceased, brought an action of ejectment against the defendants, Moore and wife, to recover the land in controversy, which was in Oakland county and belonged to Hobdey at the time of his death. Hobdey was a resident of the county, and died in March, 1838; and in May following, the Probate Court of the county…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Green, J.
The first question which is presented hy the case agreed upon by the parties is, whether the Probate Court of the county of Oakland had jurisdiction to grant the license to the administrator, to sell the land in controversy. On or about the 15th of March, 1838, Hobdey, the intestate, died seized of the premises. On the 3d of May, 1838, Pat-ridge was appointed administrator upon the estate; The personal property was appraised at $676.16, and the real estate, consisting of the land in question, at $1000; and a return of the appraisement was made to the Probate Court on…
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