Madland v. Benland
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action was brought in tbe district court for Houston county to recover possession of forty acres of land forfeited to tbe state for non-payment of taxes, and subsequently conveyed to tbe defendant by tbe auditor of said Houston county. Tbe case was tried by Page, J., and a jury. Tbe only evidence offered by tbe defendant to show bis title to tbe land in question was tbe said deed executed by tbe auditor of Houston county.
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This action was brought in tbe district court for Houston county to recover possession of forty acres of land forfeited to tbe state for non-payment of taxes, and subsequently conveyed to tbe defendant by tbe auditor of said Houston county. Tbe case was tried by Page, J., and a jury. Tbe only evidence offered by tbe defendant to show bis title to tbe land in question was tbe said deed executed by tbe auditor of Houston county. Under objection and exception tbe deed was admitted. Tbe court charged that the jury must find tbe value of the improvements made upon tbe lands by tbe defendant, and…
1Opinion of the CourtBeery, J.
Section 1, c. 55, Laws 1873, enacts that “when any person has taken possession of any land under the official deed of any person or officer empowered by law, or by any court of competent jurisdiction to sell land, and such person has no actual notice of any defects invalidating such deed, and such deed is regular upon its face, neither such person nor his heirs * * shall be ejected from such land except as hereinafter provided, until compensation is tendered him, or them, for all improvements which he or they may have made upon said land * * * previous to actual notice of defects invalidating…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Greve v. CoffinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1869
- Brauser v. New England Fire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1867
- Wilson v. Red Wing School DistrictSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
- Broughton v. ShermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
3Cited by6 opinions
- Macomber v. KinneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- State ex rel. Wheeler v. FoleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Bonham v. WeymouthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- O'Mulcahy v. FlorerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Peterson v. St. Paul Real Estate & Investment Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
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