Folsom v. Whitney
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Sherburne county to determine the adverse claims of defendant to certain vacant and unoccupied land. The case was tried before Giddings, J., who found in favor of plaintiff. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Action to determine adverse claims to real estate. The fee title is in plaintiff, and defendant’s title rests wholly upon a tax judgment. At the trial plaintiff rested, having shown that he was owner of the so-called government patent title; and defendant introduced in evidence a tax deed dated September 20, 1881, for the taxes of 1879 and prior years. To show the invalidity of the tax deed, plaintiff introduced in evidence the notice of tax judgment sale issued by the county auditor for the tax sale under chapter 135, p. 176, Laws 1881, and the real estate tax judgment roll.
The tax judgment…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kipp v. DawsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- County of Chicago v. St. Paul & Duluth RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- Cool v. KellySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- State v. BellinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Kipp v. ElwellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
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