Clithero v. Fenner
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Columbia county: E. Rat Stevens, Circuit Judge, The material facts of the case, as found by the court and supported by the evidence, are as follows: Respondent’s father entered lot 4 of section 4, town of Eort Winnebago, Columbia county, in 1850. Upon complying with the requirements under the law as to payment for the land, he was entitled to a patent from the government in December, 1869. The strip of land in controversy…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Columbia county: E. Rat Stevens, Circuit Judge, The material facts of the case, as found by the court and supported by the evidence, are as follows: Respondent’s father entered lot 4 of section 4, town of Eort Winnebago, Columbia county, in 1850. Upon complying with the requirements under the law as to payment for the land, he was entitled to a patent from the government in December, 1869. The strip of land in controversy consists of a part of lot 3 in the same section, adjoining lot 4 on the east. This strip is separated from the other part of…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebeckeR, J.
It is contended that the evidence in this case does not sustain the findings of the lower court, as given in the foregoing statement of facts. The court found that respondent’s predecessor did occupy the disputed tract. The testimony is direct and positive, showing that respondent’s father used the tract in connection with the farm he owned, described as lot 4, and other lands, from the year 1857 to the time he sold it in 1886 and 1887. This use consisted in pasturing the fields up to the creek, and cutting timber and hay off it at different seasons, throughout these years. He also inclosed…
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