Legal Opinion

Kerrick v. Ruggles

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1890PublishedCited by 10 opinions

APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Bayfield County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It appears from the record that October 11,1886, the defendant Buggies, by an agreement in writing, purchased from the defendant Neil-Pratt Lumber Oompanvy a certain saw-mill and planing-mill, with the store building, sheds, and houses used in operating the same, and eighty acres of land therein described, for the sum therein designated; that thereupon…

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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Bayfield County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: It appears from the record that October 11,1886, the defendant Buggies, by an agreement in writing, purchased from the defendant Neil-Pratt Lumber Oompanvy a certain saw-mill and planing-mill, with the store building, sheds, and houses used in operating the same, and eighty acres of land therein described, for the sum therein designated; that thereupon the said Buggies went into the immediate-possession of said premises; that March 10,1887, the plaintiff was a dealer in…

1Opinion of the CourtOassoday, J.

Tbe machinery in question was purchased of tbe plaintiff by Buggies, March 10, 1887, to be used in tbe repair and construction of a mill upon tbe premises described. Buggies was then in tbe possession of sucb premises under bis contract of purchase from tbe Neil-Pratt Imriber Oonypany, and bis interest therein was sufficient to subject said premises to a lien in favor of tbe plaintiff by reason of tbe purchase of sucb machinery, if he was otherwise entitled. It- is true that Buggies agreed to pay for tbe machinery by transferring to tbe plaintiff certain shares in a mining option, but wholly…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Huse v. WashburnWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
  2. Sherry v. SchraageWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Stacy v. BryantWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Salzer Lumber Co. v. ClaflinNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Hunt Hardware Co. v. HerzoffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  3. Mark Paine Lumber Co. v. Douglas County Improvement Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Taylor v. Dall Lead & Zinc Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Cook v. GoodyearWisconsin Supreme Court · 1891

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