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Monroe v. Rawlings

Michigan Supreme Court

49 N.W.2d 55 (1951)

Relevant factsFree

The plaintiff, who acquired a deed to land suitable only for hunting, fishing, and recreation in 1907, sought to eject the defendants, who had built a cabin on the land in 1926, purchased a tax title to it in 1928, paid property taxes on it from 1924 to 1949, and built a second cabin in 1933 that they used for hunting, fishing, and vacations at least six times a year, including every hunting season. There was no evidence the plaintiff ever challenged the defendants' use of the property during that entire span, and the lower court found title belonged to the defendants.

IssueFree

Whether adverse possession is established where acts of possession openly and publicly indicate an assumed control or use of property consistent with the character of the premises.

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