N. Boyington Co. v. Southwick
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Portage ■county: Chas. M. Webb, Circuit Judge. Prior to November 17, 1884, John A. Walker was tbe owner of tbe west balf of lot 6, and all of lots 7, 8, and 9 of block 29 of Strong, Ellis & Others’ addition to tbe city of ■Stevens Point.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Portage ■county: Chas. M. Webb, Circuit Judge. Prior to November 17, 1884, John A. Walker was tbe owner of tbe west balf of lot 6, and all of lots 7, 8, and 9 of block 29 of Strong, Ellis & Others’ addition to tbe city of ■Stevens Point. Tbe title was thereafter transferred among members of tbe Walker family, who on April 23, 1-894, conveyed to J. L. Prentice a part of this property described as follows: “Commencing at Strongs avenue at tbe south line of lot 9, •block 29, in Strong, Ellis & Others’ addition to tbe city of Stevens Point, running…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebeceeb, J.
The questions involved in this case reláte-te the validity of the assessment upon the lots described in the complaint, and the regularity of the proceedings for the tax sale of 1897 upon the delinquent return for taxes for the-previous year.
The validity of the assessment is attacked because the property was not assessed in the name of the owner. There is-nothing to indicate that the assessor acted wrongfully or negligently in failing to assess the property to the true owner. At the time of the assessment the title to the property was in the name of V. P. Atwell. He was then managing agent of…
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