Williams v. Central Land Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Douglas and Grant counties, to determine the adverse claims of the defendant to the land in controversy, situate in Grant county. The defendant claims title under a tax judgment and sale referred to in the opinion. The action was tried by Collins, J., without a jury, and judgment ordered for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals from an order refusing a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
The defendant’s claim of title is derived through a tax judgment sale, the validity of which is in question. The land is of irregular shape, and of such a character that it cannot be described except by metes and bounds. Gen. St. 1878, c. 11, § 108, prescribes a method, by which, in such a case, a brief, yet precise, description or designation of the land may be made and employed for the purposes of tax proceedings. This consists in a platting of the land into lots, a survey being made when necessary, and in recording such plat. *441This being done, “the description of the property in accordance…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Keith v. HaydenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
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