Stebbins v. Dean
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair. (Canfield, J.) Case. Plaintiffs bring error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
This suit was originally brought by 10 plaintiffs, as heirs at law of Horace Beers, deceased, against Alice M. Beers, the widow of said Horace, in 1866. The declaration alleges that Horace died in 1859, seised of certain lands therein described, the title-deeds to which have not been recorded; that he left no direct heirs, but left a widow, Alice; that she destroyed the deeds, and afterwards obtained the title in her own name; that some years afterwards she sold the same to one Fish, who bought in good faith, and in ignorance of plaintiffs’ rights; that therefore they have no remedy against…
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