Campau v. Godfrey
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal in Chancery, from Wayne Circuit. The bill in this case was filed to set aside a sheriff’s deed of certain real estate executed to two of defendants as void, and as constituting a cloud upon complainants title.
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Appeal in Chancery, from Wayne Circuit. The bill in this case was filed to set aside a sheriff’s deed of certain real estate executed to two of defendants as void, and as constituting a cloud upon complainants title. Godfrey, Dean & Brow having a small demand against Theodore J. Campau, put it in judgment and caused execution to be levied on his undivided one-ninth interest in certain lots in Detroit, which constituted a part of the lands belonging to the heirs of Joseph Campau, of whom he was one. This interest was sold to the plaintiffs in execution, who afterwards assigned their…
1Opinion of the Court
Christiancy J.
The bill in this case was filed to remove a cloud from the complainant’s title to an undivided ninth of lots 93 and 94 in section one, and lot 67 in section two, of Governor and Judges’ plat of the city of Detroit. Complainant claims title to this one - ninth as the grantee of his brother, Theodore J. Campau, one of the heirs of Joseph Campau, deceased: complainant owning another ninth as such heir.
Joseph Campau, the ancestor, died intestate July 23, 1863, seized of this and a large amount of other real estate, situate mostly in Wayne county, but a large amount of it in many…
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