Greenley v. Hovey
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Kent; Grove, J. Bill by Harlan A. Greenley and Ella J. Morse against Cyrus A. Hovey and Nathan Griffin to set aside a tax sale. Defendants appeal from an order overruling their demurrer to the bill.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
Complainants filed a bill of complaint, alleging that defendant Hovey became the purchaser, at the tax sale of 1895, of certain property, which the county treasurer assumed to sell for the taxes of 1893; that the certificate issued to Hovey on this sale was assigned to defendant Griffin, but that defendant Hovey is still the real owner; that the sale was void, for the *505reason that the lands in question were not included in the advertised list; and praying the cancellation of the certificate. Defendants interposed a demurrer, and, under Chancery Rule No. 9, stated the reasons for the same. The…
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