Frost v. Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church

The bill in this case was filed by complainants as grantees of Samuel Whitney claiming as owners in possession of the Mission Reserve near the village of Sault de Ste. Marie, to have their title quieted and a release granted by defendants who hold a government patent. The equities asserted are all derived from a claim of purchase under contract previous to the patent, whereby it is urged the grant inured to Whitney. This depends upon a state of allegations to the following effect.

In 1853 defendant by its alleged agent, Rev. James Shaw, a minister under the Michigan Conference, was in…