Legal Opinion
Hilt v. Weber
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 1930No. Docket No. 24, Calendar No. 34,491PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFead, J.
The bill was filed to foreclose a land contract. Defendants claimed fraud in the sale, and, on cross-bill, were awarded damages.
The property is located in Oceana county oh. the shore of Lake Michigan. The meander line is 277 feet 'from the water’s edge, is on a ledge 44 feet above the present level of the lake, and is partly in the woods. A stake had been driven in the shore 100 feet from the water. Plaintiffs’ agent represented to defendants that the stake marked the boundary. Defendants had damages for failure of title to the strip between the meander line and the stake, under the authority…
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