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Real Property - Adverse Possession - Title Acquired By Husband And Wife, Richard S. Rosenthal, George F. Lynch S.Ed. Jun 1957

Real Property - Adverse Possession - Title Acquired By Husband And Wife, Richard S. Rosenthal, George F. Lynch S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

John and Maltie Preston moved onto a parcel of land in 1910 where they lived until 1950 when John died intestate. Maltie died intestate in 1954. Title to the land had been perfected by twenty years adverse possession. Evidence showed that the adverse possession was intended to inure to their joint benefit. Complainants, collateral heirs of John, sued in ejectment claiming that John took the whole title by exclusive adverse possession. Defendants, collateral heirs of Maltie, claimed a tenancy by the entirety had been created, with the survivor, Maltie, becoming the sole owner. The court of appeals ruled that the …


Torts - Recent Legislation - Parental Liability Statutes, Joseph T. De Nicola, William J. Wise, Robert C. Casad S.Ed. Jun 1957

Torts - Recent Legislation - Parental Liability Statutes, Joseph T. De Nicola, William J. Wise, Robert C. Casad S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Fourteen states now have statutes imposing vicarious liability upon parents for tortious acts of their children. These statutes, with one exception, all have been enacted within the past six years, and they present the most significant attempt to date by legislatures to control the incidence and remedy the effects of juvenile vandalism. The parental liability laws vary with respect to the ages of the children covered, and they place different pecuniary limits on the extent of the parent's liability. Coverage may extend to personal injuries as well as to property damage. All except the Louisiana statute, however, apply only to …


Future Interests - Construction - Implied Condition Of Survivorship, Herbert A. Bernhard S.Ed. May 1957

Future Interests - Construction - Implied Condition Of Survivorship, Herbert A. Bernhard S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Decedent's will gave the income from his estate to his widow for life. After her death the estate was to be held for an additional ten years, during which time the income was to be equally divided among his named daughters, Jennie, Bertha, Ida and Martha. At the end of the ten-year period, the estate was to be divided among the four daughters in equal shares, with the children of a daughter not surviving the ten-year period to take her share. Martha died three years after decedent's widow died. Plaintiff, as administrator of Martha's estate, objected to the payment by …


Husband And Wife - Right Of Wife To Sue For Loss Of Consortium Due To Negligent Injury To Husband, James M. Porter S.Ed. Mar 1957

Husband And Wife - Right Of Wife To Sue For Loss Of Consortium Due To Negligent Injury To Husband, James M. Porter S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff brought an action for loss of consortium with her husband, allegedly due to defendant's negligent injury of the husband. In a prior suit the husband's cause of action against the defendant had been settled and dismissed with prejudice. The trial court dismissed the present suit for failure to state a cause of action. On appeal, held, reversed. The wife has a valuable property right of consortium. Iowa statutes pertaining to the rights of married women clearly indicate the intent of the legislature to remove the common law bar of coverture that prevented a wife from maintaining an action …


Torts - Parent And Child-Doctrine Of Parental Immunity, Julian J. Linde S.Ed. Jan 1957

Torts - Parent And Child-Doctrine Of Parental Immunity, Julian J. Linde S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff, a minor, sustained injuries in a collision which occurred while he was riding in a car owned and driven by defendant, his father. The complaint alleged that defendant was guilty of willful and wanton misconduct, consisting of speeding on a wet road on a foggy night and of running a stop light. A motion to dismiss on the ground that the suit was contrary to public policy was sustained. On appeal, held, reversed. The doctrine of parental immunity is inapplicable to cases of willful and wanton misconduct. Nudd v Matsoukas, (III. 1956) 131 N.E. (2d) 525.