Sharp v. Merrill
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Ramsey county, alleging his ownership in fee of certain described land in that county, and “that the defendant claims some title or interest in said land, and lien upon the same, adversely to the plaintiff, by and through certain pretended tax certificates and tax-deeds, all of which, together with the several pretended tax judgments under which the same were made, are void.”
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Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Ramsey county, alleging his ownership in fee of certain described land in that county, and “that the defendant claims some title or interest in said land, and lien upon the same, adversely to the plaintiff, by and through certain pretended tax certificates and tax-deeds, all of which, together with the several pretended tax judgments under which the same were made, are void.” Judgment is asked that plaintiff’s title be quieted, and the cloud on his title removed. The complaint does not allege possession of the land by plaintiff or that…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
Assuming that a court would take judicial notice of the fact that the words “such claims of such,” included in brackets in the official publication of Laws 1887, c. 127, are contained in the engrossed bill which passed the legislature, but are omitted from the enrolled bill which was signed by the governor, we are clear that the omission is immaterial, and changes neither the substance nor legal effect of the statute. Whether these words be inserted or omitted, the effect gf the act would be the same. In either case the plain meaning of the statute would be to limit its application to claims…
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