Gugins v. Gorder
Michigan Supreme Court
Case made after judgment, from Livingston Circuit. The action was ejectment, brought to recover the undivided one-fourth of certain lands, claimed by plaintiff as one of the heirs of Orrilla Gugins. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The defendant had judgment below.
1Opinion of the Court
Manning J.:
The ease states the land was taken of the Government by Richard M. Gugins in the name of Orrilla Gugins his wife, and that the patent was issued in her name. That in 1838 or 1839 Gugins and wife sold the land to Harrison P. Goodrich, and executed and delivered to him a deed therefor; that in three or four days thereafter Goodrich delivered hack the deed to them, and received from them the consideration he had paid for the land, and that the deed was then destroyed by agreement of all the parties. The other facts in the case, except the death of Richard and Orrilla, that the…
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