Baldwin v. Barber
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the municipal court of Lang-lade county: T. W. Hogan, Judge. Action to quiet title. Validity of tax deed.
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Appeal from a judgment of the municipal court of Lang-lade county: T. W. Hogan, Judge. Action to quiet title. Validity of tax deed. The material facts are as follows: On January 3, 1900, George Baldwin, being the owner of certain lands, conveyed the same to the predecessors in title of the defendants by long-form quitclaim deed, which recited that in consideration of $25 “the parties of the first part have given, granted, bargained, sold, remised, released and quitclaimed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, remise, release and quitclaim unto the party of the-second part, his heirs…
1Opinion of the CourtRoseNBEkry, J.
Tbe sole question is, Could Baldwin take a valid tax deed based upon tbe taxes assessed in 1899 upon tbe premises in question ? Tbe taxes for tbe year 1899 were assessed against Baldwin, and in addition to tbat fact sec. 1153, Stats. 1898, then provided:
“As between tbe grantor and grantee of any land, wben there is no express agreement as to which shall pay tbe taxes tbat may be assessed thereon before tbe conveyance, if such land is conveyed even with or prior to tbe date of tbe warrant authorizing tbe collection of such taxes then tbe grantee shall pay tbe same; but if conveyed after tbat…
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