Smith v. Bouck
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Outagamie County. Action to establish, in plaintiff’s favor, an equity of redemption in certain lands alleged by him to have been purchased for Ms benefit, of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company, but in the name of the defendant Clark, under a verbal agreement between them, that the latter should sell to the plaintiff certain land scrip issued by that company and which they were bound to receive in payment for land, to be used in the…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Outagamie County. Action to establish, in plaintiff’s favor, an equity of redemption in certain lands alleged by him to have been purchased for Ms benefit, of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company, but in the name of the defendant Clark, under a verbal agreement between them, that the latter should sell to the plaintiff certain land scrip issued by that company and which they were bound to receive in payment for land, to be used in the purchase of such lands as plaintiff should select, and should hold the lands as security for the payment of the price of…
1Opinion of the CourtDixosr, C. J.
A. owns lands, to be offered for sale at pub-*26lie auction, and in payment for which he is willing or obliged to receive certain land scrip issued by himself or some former owner of the land. B. is the owner of such land scrip, or a portion of it, which he desires to sell, and C. is a person wishing to purchase the lands or some of them at the sale. 0. has been at some trouble and expense to examine the lands and prepare lists or descriptions of such as he deems most valuable and wishes to buy. B. and C. both attend the auction sale, the former in order to sell his scrip, the latter to become…
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