Maylahn v. Hanelt
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Outa-gamie county: John Goodxattd, Circuit Judge. TMs is an action of ejectment tried before the court and a jury. At the close of the testimony the court ordered a non-suit, and judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant dismissing the complaint with costs, from which this appeal was taken. The error assigned is in granting the nonsuit.
1Opinion of the CourtUeewiit, J.
It appears from the undisputed facts that on the 6th day of February, 1882, one Christian Saiberlich conveyed to appellant certain real estate described in the deed as follows:
“The east one-half of the southwest quarter and the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, less the north ten acres thereof, all of section 18, town 22, range 17, containing 110 acres more or less, according to the government survey.”
Under this deed the appellant claims the strip of land in controversy, which is described in the complaint as “the west seven (W. 7) acres more or less of the east one-half (E. ■£) of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Docter v. HellbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
- Jones v. KimbleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1865
- McEvoy v. LoydWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
- Neff v. PaddockWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
- Ohlert v. AldersonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1893