Zellmer v. Martin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tie circuit court for Monroe ■county; James Wickham, Judge. To tie point tlat tie trial court erred in tie instruction as to tie burden of proof, tley cited Button v. Metcalf, 80 Wis. 193, 49 N. W. 809, '810; Allen v. Murray, 87 Wis. 41, 57 N. W. 979, 981; III.
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Appeal from a judgment of tie circuit court for Monroe ■county; James Wickham, Judge. To tie point tlat tie trial court erred in tie instruction as to tie burden of proof, tley cited Button v. Metcalf, 80 Wis. 193, 49 N. W. 809, '810; Allen v. Murray, 87 Wis. 41, 57 N. W. 979, 981; III. B. Go. v. Budzisz, 115 Wis. 68, 90’ N. W. 1019; Pritchard v. Lewis, 125 Wis. 604, 615, 104 N. W. 989; Lampman v. Van Alstyne, 94 Wis. 417, 69 N. W. 171; Dewey v. Bpring Valley L. Go. 98 Wis. 83, 73 N. W. 565; Will of Ball, 153 Wis. 27, 141 N. W. 8, 11; Lepley v. Andersen, 142 Wis. •668, 125 N. W. 433.
1Opinion of the CourtTimliw, J.
Ejectment for a strip of land one fourth of a mile long and about four rods wide, successfully defended *343on tbe ground, of adverse possession. Errors assigned: (1) refusal to direct a verdict for plaintiff; (2) instructions, with reference to burden of proof. The plaintiff owned the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 1, which, except the strip in question, was woodland inclosed by him. The defendant owned the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 1, the north half of which was woodland which was inclosed on the north, west, and south sides and included the…
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