Tucker v. Mortenson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Application by John S. Tucker to the district court for Lincoln ■county to register title to certain land. C. P. Mortenson filed his separate answer objecting to the application and prayed that the lands lying within the meander lines of the meandered lakes described in his answer be not registered in the name of the applicant; that the ownership thereof be not determined until such lands be partitioned by decree of court binding on all owners of abutting lands; but if the…
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Application by John S. Tucker to the district court for Lincoln ■county to register title to certain land. C. P. Mortenson filed his separate answer objecting to the application and prayed that the lands lying within the meander lines of the meandered lakes described in his answer be not registered in the name of the applicant; that the ownership thereof be not determined until such lands be partitioned by decree of court binding on all owners of abutting lands; but if the court determined in this proceeding the title of applicant to the lands within the meander lines, then defendant prayed…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Defendant Mortenson bought, from John Moore, land on the shore ■of what was- at one time West lake, a shallow nonnavigable lake. *216His deed described the land by metes and bounds and made the meander line of the lake one of the boundary lines. The lake has now been drained and he claims a portion of the bed of the lake. After Mortenson had received his deed, applicant obtained from the widow of John Moore, who had succeeded to his holdings, a quitclaim deed, covering the portion of the bed of the lake claimed by Mortenson.. The principal question in this case is, did the deed to Mortenson carry…
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