Osman v. Traphagen

This was ejectment by Traphagen to recover two separate parcels of land in Oakland county.

The case was tried without a jury, and the facts found, so far as relevant to the points raised, are as follows:

In September, 1846, Nathaniel Traphagen, the father of defendant in error, died, seized of the land, leaving Mary Traphagen, his widow, and the defendant in error, his son and only heir; that letters of administration were issued to the widow and to Abraham H. Traphagen, the father of decedent, who regularly qualified and entered upon the trust and continued in office until the estate was…