Scott v. Reese
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Grant County. In January, 1871,. Scott commenced an action of ejectment against Reese. The latter answered a general denial, and claimed title to the land through a tax deed; and also alleged that he had made valuable improvements on the land in good faith, and claimed an assessment of the same as provided by law, if it should be adjudged that Scott was entitled to judgment for the possession of the premises.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Grant County. In January, 1871,. Scott commenced an action of ejectment against Reese. The latter answered a general denial, and claimed title to the land through a tax deed; and also alleged that he had made valuable improvements on the land in good faith, and claimed an assessment of the same as provided by law, if it should be adjudged that Scott was entitled to judgment for the possession of the premises. The action was tried at the September term, 1872, by a jury, and Scott obtained judgment for the recovery of the land and damages. On March 19, 1873,…
1Opinion of the CourtRyan, C. J.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff in ejectment from the judgment of the circuit court for the assessed value of improvements on the land in controversy, claimed by the defendant in ejectment under secs. 30, 31 and 32, ch. 141, R. S. There are separate judgments, separately .rendered, for the plaintiff and defendant. It is hardly necessary to say that this appeal does not bring here for review the plaintiff’s judgment, *639and still less that we could not review it on affidavits or certificates impeaching or supporting it.
The defendant in ejectment, the respondent here, averred his tax title, his…
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