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Highways - Title Which An Abutter May Obtain In A Public Street By Adverse Possession, Michigan Law Review
Highways - Title Which An Abutter May Obtain In A Public Street By Adverse Possession, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
By the plat, the lots of P and D in the unincorporated village of Crescent were separated by a street sixty-six feet wide. Actually the street was never opened and only the twenty feet abutting P's property had been used as a way of access to land held by P and D and others. The remaining two-thirds of the street had been fenced by D and used by him as his for thirty years. P brought a statutory action to vacate the streets of the village. D cross-petitioned to have title to the fenced area quieted in him. Held …
Contracts - Acceptance By Mistake, Michigan Law Review
Contracts - Acceptance By Mistake, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff mailed to defendant's agent a written offer to purchase a piece of property. A check was mailed with the offer which was to be the initial payment for the land, if the offer was accepted. In the lower corner of the check was noted, "to be cashed when contract is signed." Defendant's agent acknowledged the check and affirmed the stipulation. He instructed his stenographer not to deposit the check, but she did so, inadvertently. Plaintiff received notice of the check's deposit before the agent attempted to return the credit. Plaintiff brought an action for specific performance. Held, that …