Bliss v. Waterbury
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jerauld County. Hon. Frank B. Smith, Judge. Action by C. J. Bliss against W. E. Waterbury. From a judgment for-plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHaney, J.
This action was tried before a referee who decided that the plaintiff is the owner and entitled to possession of the quarter section of land described in the complaint. Judgment having been according entered and a new trial refused, the defendant appealed.
[i] The land in controversy was formerly owned by E. S-Waterbury, who acquired title from the United States. Plaintiff’s claim of ownership'rests on a sheriff’s deed, resulting from an execution sale under a judgment against the patentee and a deed from S. A. Ramsey, the grantee in the sheriff’s deed. Defendant’s claim of ownership rests on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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