, 1869-12-14
IMPORTANT SUIT.
The Title 10 Valuable Property In
SrTinEA ciiH-Tho 4ucsttou of lss-
rAchS-DcClsaon IN Favor OF Il cetfcF.

NciI.-Thc Question of l:s-
chcss-Dcclaiona au Favor OF II crdcr.
F,"n, The lrtroit Ie., Dee IL.
The WaJne Circuit Cou1t has teen engaged for
Crane sSe!Eat Ein,n Keedel aud Elza Rseder.
\. we n,ttmated Il. the TIC. Of the commencement
u tae IRA. fnis y very Important c8sc, AID In
srr3uR*ela or trc value Of feN,ooo. Tnr tr4c:
Q! tttc II Known a the Needet farm, and coz.
tis't Of - xcTes Of lind lying luEediare1J eas,
Fnr: s'1ctE Rhd beyuua. Toe nctloa wxs oao
or ettCsnclt TO recover ffs.rslon OF toe
trTe; onl, tus lss decision settle. ts Fate OF tas
I'd, itcucfnR The EL,ar1an church of this city, 10
Ehich an ontstecth interest Wa LETT by viii ior
ite IuI} oHe nj maintaining schpoE,
The facts IN the case hrteY srr, sh1t IN the year
1.s9 John Hs7eJ w. scA'isnt Of Detroit He
Lad cou 4 frnm EnrlaLd several yeaes preF1o1EIy,
.tar 16l5 Ec removed i1om I,e:rott, ind 10 1912
Cr 1870 vent to Jeheieonsslle, led, a3h died
wtcm he End masr.ed 10 this country, but 30 cl;l,
tten. Ills wife ~ett to Jei1estonsilie VITA n,u,
atn died thera in 1927 o. ls23- Alter the dea oi
fo1to HnErFF, whcm he rad left tntte, 2s ahc
Glazed. upon hts cmisfslion 70 this country.
1e.lte with him Ia the yeas tsof Harvey had
acquired tho trrct Of which the rrem,ses ID
solst6 II ihis tuit oEe portion, hy deed
rI ii, 1871, knd. Il Of 1eccrd III Wsjus Counts.
siatts, y r.sens aasea Apr, hi s spa .o,s ss,
attn No, %. On Ami u, 1sss, Harvey con.
[e5td The tract 70 Marin Yu1Ae IlarFey, BY
deed, t1ecu'cd IN the ssase of 1adisns,
fcace. Tae deed, however. hAd no a.te4ttnR
r,s1stsee. It ~ Ess Iseordel q Wa1ce County
msrr;el With Ed ..n Feeder. She d,ed in lss.,
haytrR had ro chIldrer. Soon aftes her death,
Rssdtr ytlieti Dstru1, o.!entioly Ior the purpose
can Etre 10 reside. and ft.,E posses.ion Of tic
tract, nd ref1cei upon 1t up TO the time Of his
death n Jatu3r!, 1863.
!stn lse sae Of hchss1 made il, tic ,eas 1sss
1t cla,na tEas tau iTxct in controversy
..tsae.Hd 70 the gosssonent. elsher ID
on the death Of Msrtn yorke Harvey Ue
Claimed that upon the aea:h Of John Harvey he
LETT no neiEe, t,IheF IL England Of thin country,
~, tnhs.1s ;se nseees.y. nas he 40 clsined
u1rsey was Invalid ior want OF Witnesses, as TO-
9ullst BY the lay Of Michigan Of 1881 tean.a .attuy
the execution Of cotveJances- II thas deed ii
II <he conid inherit, Mar1s SoTle Harvey wss
uIairtiG alned .Eai IN escheat iten a5o,e 1 b.
cau>e the lett no heirA
The attendants claimed updsr The Will OF Ed ~iu
Reeder. which dev,.ed he waole ttnes Of vatious
desirort, lEc,udlng the defendants. No clam OF
ME IN Kesder aas made except that which arose
ft9% =, .3nE possession of f. .1s P'ossF.;
vas. rnIc,palls 1n rrfereLce To The alleged fac;s
trai Johu lIatye. cied witaous auy heliA except
Ma1is fotks nIves, md toat ~ mas an alien !:
ally ne.rs. The testimony tending 10
i,e:Iot, VINO Knew john Harley when b.
1tstued here, aGd old resdeotet IN Jentrson-
vine, nho Knew John Mnrvcy and Ma.iL IorEe
Harvey fhere. IL addition 10 this, testimy was
~ rtrr 1v~r IL
st1t;aeE eni scd olher &c, 10 a.e.issia Il iuers
wire Inv re1ra OF John or Mana foTke Harvey
winch trqu.reA bad proved ffultlesA
Tie e,1neIce on the part Ui tne defendants WAS.
ps7Lcpa1lyv IN references 10 Reedeta Possession
.ttce ls1l, and this possession xas Kho~ Ia nave
.no c:alned taat certain lesllnony OF Rer1er.
lsktn t<fote bis death, and lutruouc.u hs rl&,a.
HG. teLotd to show that Mar,x Yoke lIiryey,
1Jnn Lcr dtAtr, leIs heirs IN EngsAuo.
lrou ihese iac:s IAs1l'er q !egxi Quttsons OF
cleat tn. pcrlatce, and some Of them u novelty,
we'e 1s..ed md ..etste4 These are ind,casra
FutEe quesiions tnult &c dualiJ deteTmloed - the
! sur1en Court
lhs Cort charged as requested bJ p'.tntla:
l. That, eskunlrR the wildly Of the deed trnu
.rohn HArsry to Masla iUrke Harvry, tue eyidenc6
tnds to show stat the latter dled ac1xed OF the
.ezed that Ahe ltft &c ne,rs on her Death Ii 80
'd Gle 20 Eezcd The question Of TACT TOR the Goa.
-ldeIation OF the iu1j will b whether she l.t uay
I II sic .eit tucn heirs the lar IL descended to
| i!ru: il tot, It escsrnsesi to The government
| kds N Eeeler, nerrl. Ii The ncsnAsi Of Msns
Yoke Kic1ts, VI Ild have 10 right or little 10 tne
| rreUltts OF her dec-sae.
| The Court charged " requested BY the defend
nEu:
rho~atR e oil eesl t,:le III himself a1d that 10
xestutts or III ir c'loa ii tho u,lc OF tho dc
| 4 Lrtna 10 Ilbt ttougn.
s-Ttst the psiep, Of the Eu.,e.1 states, pr,nt.nI
the ptrDites in question 10 Joho Harvey, an EbK
i'rbllar. apd 10 hts Ectrs ann s.lkus torevef
e.sn .nosea .ne, we're eiieus. ~ 1e"' 'P
cannot mold, sraut i b. dttce,t Ct 1ntcs,t lsnd
Maria TofAc Reeder GAINED 10 bed tie Die, piopes1 t
IL question. -
:, Joh., nar.cs 10 hts usrshs,1 Ma,is, toua1j
"Nfe Two vltLe'ses, vas valid and enec.uai il
vctt IN her and her teirs the usie Of the premise
| :, That upon the dea.h Ct said Maria ta,d u:1
d'setnctd to h~f tels, II Ehc hAa an, And
| the had ars Apsers or Other collateral Felailvc
heirs. .-.--..-
| e. That Ence theraNaye OF TIE statute OF Marc
| q, 1Sx1, reI,bef the Stale nor auy one eite ca
! ,tEspn pf tie al<EnHc OF the relts. Aod IT. nj h.
oealh sa,d Ma.iA teft heAre in Eneland, no eecaes
| tan be nalp1aa cd IN tails casa
| Rittout Isxfnl heiIA ld II iht nlsyntf1 : s,m 1
! ttnt rich Wa the 1sct no raust eat4ol m Il r
Taqr1 ~, o. ns,1 1sss + noa 10 b pr
tsai lie is1t he r. aLd ihsi preruupssot mpst ~
| saH un,e4s The patElir can overthrow II b7 tstts
tactery trco. 70 the tn1J.
u there rea tn5 eschtat IN this case 1t ~,
] to the United 6tAte+, the Territorial Qogtfpmen
/ upi petIR sovereign, nut orIy RoseTument q
! a uuric,psi agency u .ht Irtit.u ststea
l 2. Tie TUE held by Harvey was An cslaee Of n
| ntrtsnce n 1ee SIap!e a5sulute, md, II a0 es
| cteAl occurred, the LEltei St1fet l0ok the prtn
| .sea on ite tatne iNIe, AID teM sa,d iahd1 4
p1ppz1etos, AID rot tor the purposes OF pollueal
10 Such rrorttetA1y ti,Ie did ret nass to tt,
suite. and ln.s a,Rse can neither c AIN no: g1au
| Lhe tzne.u
u, 10 cn-es Of etcheat The TACT Of escheAt mn,
/ tae 4tceFt4tted By The appro.r,ate pt,cctdtu1 n
1be rstt Of tke S;sfe before 1t Of tsa gran ee q
l snsintatu ctectrent sor The lands sEprosed 10 n
1cL.a7ed. '"fs'''e1 ~
II Tne nc1 Of 1slA under Which The T,nstAe
taIe assumed 10 nate tne deed 10 p!snt,g, Z,
Ir,ra 0nfv n F,rhe.Is secTrtn1 "a ths S,s,s s,n-
~ a%rr4ri1st,on' 1H 9t's ~ ta' s'@'e sine
10. The act Of rs4s DOES 10, authorize suc
Trpst<<s To srff sn ronxry nnv isn,,a ~ -
| nf xn:rh ntfIher n Sta,t nr rrnster. hs~r So
txd rotfesa,cn ii INV vty. or rn;cn. brino nj
! IN setEal sdTeryc possr-a1nn have rnr~r 49,
r+nnehf under the .r.nsl cnarut ~ cot, 1ci =, ~
siste or Of lie Irnstees. ~ - '' -
1n eoion n9e " snc 1sre 9! J[,r ,ne DEE
ar. n nst he cons,deted A. 4 Huyr, ri t6r :,
i.fr.t +, Ihe Sslr. ~ =
! - I-rheT thA z1ri,.qd rrc3s nf fn>s eake tn,
as,ien Is bt.r<d b. ibc statute oi Iini;aeons.
i. T5s jS i, n M 'a e ha aG 81 m m
ny 10 couftorT vhtther auy such tetlsnony
nnSutrs IN ~ ch,rpcrer ann IN ina ttne nf IA IN
sssd,,;en ~ sns "a a1e1sss Isop. Of i, IT, az % pr,4
| Irr.ttr. - % ~, ,s@S,.r ,naT ssn1r trnm nntstsA
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