Rousseau v. Riihiniemi
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Ontonagon; Cooper, J. Bill by Edward Rousseau against Arvi Riihiniemi and others to redeem from a tax purchase. From a decree for complainant, defendant Riihiniemi appeals. Referring only to facts material to the discussion and decision of the questions raised by this appeal, they may be stated as follows: The east half of the west half of a section of land in Ontonagon county had been sold for taxes and bid in by the State.
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Appeal from Ontonagon; Cooper, J. Bill by Edward Rousseau against Arvi Riihiniemi and others to redeem from a tax purchase. From a decree for complainant, defendant Riihiniemi appeals. Referring only to facts material to the discussion and decision of the questions raised by this appeal, they may be stated as follows: The east half of the west half of a section of land in Ontonagon county had been sold for taxes and bid in by the State. The auditor general sold the interest of the State and deeded it September 12, 1899, for the taxes of the year 1894, requiring payment, also, of the taxes for…
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.
(after stating the facts). The court properly overruled defendant’s first contention. The payment was made at the place designated in the notice, and the form of the notice was the form required by the statute in force when the notice was given. The form of the notice which the statute required to be given by the tax title owner when he acquired the title was different from the one required by the statute in force when the notice was given. But the tax title owner had no vested right to have the money paid to him rather than to the register in chancery, and no additional duty was put upon him…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dolph v. NortonMichigan Supreme Court · 1909
- Holmes v. SouleMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
- Winters v. CookMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
- Closser v. McBrideMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
- Weller v. WheelockMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Merrill v. MyersMichigan Supreme Court · 1917