(Caption, Address and Introduction.)

The plaintiff herein (here insert the name of plaintiff), complains of the defendants herein (here insert the name of defendants), and for a cause of action alleges:

1. That this plaintiff does not know, and has been unable, after diligent search and inquiry, to ascertain the names of the following persons who are included and designated as defendants herein, to-wit: (here state unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, and assigns of each of the following named persons): (here name all of the persons whose unknown heirs, devisees, legatees and assigns are made parties to the action).

2. That this plaintiff is the owner, in his own right and in fee simple, of all that certain piece or parcel of land, more particularly described as follows: (here describe real estate), and that the same is of the value of $....................and upwards.

3. That on the....................day of...................., A. D. 19......, the above described real estate was sold and deeded by the Auditor General of the State of Michigan, for the state and county taxes for the year...................., to...................., which outstanding deed appears regular on its face and constitutes a cloud on this plaintiff's title.

4. That plaintiff stands ready and willing to pay, and hereby tenders the amount of such taxes together with the amount of interest which may have accrued thereon at the legal rate, and stands ready and willing to pay such other costs, charges, and disbursements to the vendee of said tax deed, as may seem to the court just and equitable in the premises.

5. It appears from the records on file in the office of the register of deeds of....................county, that on the....................

57. Armitage v. Toll, 64 Mich. 412.

day of...................., one John Doe conveyed said real estate to

Richard Roe; that such deed does not recite the marital status of the grantor, and by reason of the fact that there is no evidence of record as to the said John Doe's marital status, prospective purchasers of said real estate fear that some dower interest in the wife of the said John Doe, if he had one, may be outstanding; that at the time the said John Doe executed said conveyance he was in fact an unmarried man; that said defect constitutes a cloud on plaintiff's title, and tends to embarrass plaintiff in the sale of said property.

6. That on the....................day of...................., one....................

and his wife...................., executed and delivered a deed for said property to this plaintiff, through which grantors this plaintiff claims title, in which deed said property was erroneously described as follows: (here insert erroneous description). That such erroneous description of such property constitutes a cloud on plaintiff's title and tends to embarrass the sale thereof.

Wherefore Plaintiff Prays:

(a) That he may be permitted to redeem from said tax sale. That upon the payment of said tax together with the legal rate of interest and all just expenses paid out and disbursed by the said plaintiff...................., that the defendants be required to execute to this plaintiff a quit claim deed, conveying all his right, title, and interest in and to the above described premises. That upon failure of said defendants to execute a quit claim deed as aforesaid, this plaintiff shall have permission to record this decree. That the same shall stand as a full, complete, and adequate conveyance of the said defendants' claims in and to said property.

(b) That the court finds the fact to be and will enter a decree accordingly that John Doe, the defendant above named, was an unmarried man at the time said conveyance was executed and that the unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, and assigns of John Doe have no right, title, and interest in and to said real estate, and that plaintiff's title thereto is quieted to said real estate as against all said defendants and that the decree entered in this cause shall stand as an absolute conveyance of each and all the respective defendants' interest in and to said property to this plaintiff.

(c) That plaintiff shall have such other, further, and different relief in the premises as shall be agreeable to equity and good conscience. ..................................................................

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Attorney for Plaintiff.