Wentzel v. Claussen
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Douglass County. Hon. E. G. Smith, Judge. Action by Joseph Wentzel and -others against Isaac Claussen and another. From a judgment for plaintiffs and an order denying a new trial, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtW'Hiting, P. J.
This action was brought to determine the title to, and recover damages for withholding possession of, a certain strip of land comprising some 20 acres which the plaintiffs claim was a part of the S'. % of section 7 in a certain township, and which defendants claim was a part of the N. % of section 18 in said township. It was the claim of the plaintiffs that the original government section and -quarter corners, except on township lines, -had all become “lost” in this township, and that upon a resurvey being made to establish such “lost” corners, which resurvey it is claimed and may be conceded…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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