Hiles v. Cate
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Waupaca County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Tayloe as a part of the opinion: This is an action of ejectment to recover the possession of eighty acres of land in section 1, township 22, range 14 E., described in the complaint. The complaint is in the usual form.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Waupaca County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Tayloe as a part of the opinion: This is an action of ejectment to recover the possession of eighty acres of land in section 1, township 22, range 14 E., described in the complaint. The complaint is in the usual form. The answer alleges that the defendant G. W. Gate is the owner in fee of said lands, and that the defendant T. A. Ketchum is in possession as lessee of said Gate, and denies all the other allegations of the complaint. The case was tried by the court without a jury. On…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
"We think the evidence introduced on the part of the plaintiff established the fact that the plaintiff had acquired the original title of the United States to the land in question, and that he was entitled to recover in the action, unless the evidence introduced by the defendants showed that the plaintiff had in some way been divested of such title.
The respondents claim by their brief, and by their oral argument upon the hearing of this appeal, that the defendant Gate claims title to the lands in question under a tax deed duly recorded on the 5th day of April, 1888, and that, at the…
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- Hilgers v. QuinneyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Potts v. CooleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Jarvis v. SillimanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1867
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