Chabert v. Russell

This is an action of ejectment for an undivided 1-28 of about 34 acres of land in Ecorse township, Wayne county. The plaintiff was the owner of the land, unless the ownership was cut off by adverse possession. He claims title as the grandson of Francis Chabert, who got title from the United States government in 1821. This land was part of a tract of about 237 acres called “Private Claim No. 42.” It was marsh land, and part of a large marsh, of several hundred acres in extent, which fronted on Detroit river, and was covered with water most of the time until some dredging was done in 1891. The…