Pierce Township v. Ernie

The plaintiff, Pierce Township, instituted an action against the defendant to quiet title to a tract of land containing 2.2 acres, more or less. Defendant answered denying title of the plaintiff and by a counterclaim asserted that he was the owner of the title in fee simple and asked that the title be quieted in him. Judgment for the defendant was entered in the court below and the plaintiff appeals.

The plaintiff claims title by virtue of a deed from Clara 0. Bloedel, dated December 1, 1941, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Barnes County on March 8, 1944. The tract is…