Strong v. Detroit & MacKinac Railway Co.

In 1974, plaintiffs purchased forty-four acres of undeveloped land in Section 3, Forest Township, Cheboygan County. Before purchasing the property, plaintiffs obtained an abstract and had it updated and certified by defendant Burton Abstract and Title Company. They then obtained two title opinions. When it appeared that all clouds on title had been removed, plaintiffs received a warranty deed which contained two descriptions, one of a forty-acre parcel, essentially consisting of the NW 14 of the SW 14 of Section 3, and one of an adjoining four-acre parcel, located in the NW 14 of Section 3.…