Miesen v. Canfield
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Wabasha county, in favor of plaintiff, entered in pursuance of the findings and order of G-ould, J.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
As the record in this case consists merely of the pleadings and findings, the only question presented is whether the conclusions of law are justified by the findings of fact.
The action was brought to determine adverse claims to 120 acres of land. The defendant claims under the patent title from the United States. The plaintiff claims title by adverse possession of himself and grantors for more than 15 years. The trial court found generally that neither the defendant nor those under whom he claims have been in the actual occupation of any part of the premises since the fall of 1877, but that…
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