Legal Opinion

Scheiber v. Kaehler

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1880PublishedCited by 14 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. The case is thus stated hv Mr. Justice TayloR: “ This was an action of ejectment, to recover possession of three tracts of land.

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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. The case is thus stated hv Mr. Justice TayloR: “ This was an action of ejectment, to recover possession of three tracts of land. The first tract described in the complaint is five and three-quarters acres of land in the northwest corner of the west half of the southwest quarter of section ten; the second tract is described as all the west half of the northwest quarter of section ten, except five acres of land lying on the west side of Cedar creek; and the third tract, as one-quarter acre of land lying and being in the south half of the…

1Opinion of the CourtTayloR, J.

The learned counsel for the appellants, in a very exhaustive and elaborate brief, has assigned and argued a great number of exceptions taken on the trial to the validity of the tax deeds upon which the plaintiff bases his title. Most of the exceptions are taken to the formality of the deeds, and relate to matters appearing upon the face of the deeds themselves. After a careful consideration of these exceptions, we are constrained to hold that none of them are well taken. The deeds are strictly in the form prescribed by statute, except as to the signatures. The exception that the county clerk…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Marsh v. Board of SupervisorsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Plumer v. Board of SupervisorsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1879
  3. Iverslie v. SpauldingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1873
  4. Huey v. Van WieWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
  5. Morrison v. AustinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Gates v. ParmlyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Eaton v. BennettNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Ward v. WaltersWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Kaehler v. DobberpuhlWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
  5. Power v. KindschiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883

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