Hunt v. Stinson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Douglas county: A. J. YiNJE, Circuit Judge. Action by a tax-title claimant under cb. 50, S. & B. Ann. Stats., to bar former owners.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Douglas county: A. J. YiNJE, Circuit Judge. Action by a tax-title claimant under cb. 50, S. & B. Ann. Stats., to bar former owners. The copy of the tax deed contained in the complaint was in the statutory form and the complaint unobjectionable as to the facts stated therein, unless the deed be defective by reason of the language of the opening recital, which is as follows: Whereas, K L. Hunt, assignee of F. H. Ruger, and assignee of F. H. Ruger, who was assignee of Douglas county, has deposited in the office of the county clerk of the county of…
1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.
Two defects in the tax deed are pointed out, which respondent contends render it void on its face. One or the other or both of such contentions were sustained by the trial court, hence the order appealed from.
First. It is said that the deed shows the tracts of land were sold to F. EL Ruger and Douglas county jointly. Such a sale is unauthorized by statute, hence void. Sprague v. Cœnen, 30 Wis. 209. If the language of the deed supports that contention the instrument is manifestly insufficient, and the demurrer was properly sustained. To support that construction of the deed, which we assume…
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