Shreeves v. Caldwell
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Benzie; Chittenden, J. Ejectment by Helen A. Shreeves against Robert Caldwell and others. From a judgment for defendants on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This is an action of ejectment. In 1898 Homer O. Shreeves was the owner of the premises in dispute, which consist of 40 acres of land, worth about $500. Shreeves and his wife, May M., occupied the land as a homestead. In April and May of 1898 Homer C. Shreeves and his wife gave two several mortgages upon the land, and defendants claim title derived by foreclosure of these mortgages. Homer C. Shreeves died in June, 1898. The plaintiff is the mother of deceased, and claims under a deed from decedent’s father, and also under a guardian’s deed executed by the guardian of May M. Shreeves,…
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