Hartford Iron Mining Co. v. Cambria Mining Co.

This is an action of trover to recover the value of iron ore. The plaintiff recovered, and the defendant brings error. The case has once before been considered by this Court, and is reported in 80 Mich. 491.

The land leased to plaintiff comprised the east half of lot 5, and lots 6 and 7, in section 36, township 48 N., range 27 W. The defendant was the lessee of the west half of lot 5, and the question chiefly considered on the former appeal was whether the true dividing line was one leaving an equal acreage on either side thereof, or one equidistant from the east and west corners. This…