Legal Opinion

Stapleton v. Schaffer

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided November 13, 1906No. Docket No. 28PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from Livingston; Smith, J. Bill by John Stapleton and another against Christopher C. Schaffer and another to reform a deed. From a decree for complainants, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.

The bill of complaint in this case was filed to reform a deed from complainants to defendant Christopher C. Schaffer, on the ground that- by mistake the deed included a strip of land off the west side of complainants’ homestead 17 feet and 6 inches wide at the north end and 14 feet wide at the south end. The description of the deed is as follows:

*347“Village lots number thirty-five (35) and thirty-seven (37) of Crane & Brook’s Plat in the village of Howell as duly laid out, platted and recorded; also a' piece of land commencing at the northwesterly corner of lot number thirty-four (34) of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ballentine v. ClarkMichigan Supreme Court · 1878

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Schlossman v. RouseMichigan Supreme Court · 1917

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