Campbell v. Packard
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Portage County. Ejectment. The plaintiff claimed title under a tax deed issued upon a sale for the taxes of 18FT. The defendant claimed, among other things, that the tax deed was void for uncertainty in the description of the land, and that while the tax certificate was still the property of the county he bad fully redeemed the premises from the sale.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Portage County. Ejectment. The plaintiff claimed title under a tax deed issued upon a sale for the taxes of 18FT. The defendant claimed, among other things, that the tax deed was void for uncertainty in the description of the land, and that while the tax certificate was still the property of the county he bad fully redeemed the premises from the sale. The court directed a verdict for the defendant, and from the judgment entered thereon the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtObtoN, J.
This is an action of ejectment brought to recover the possession of a lot, commencing 88 feet east from the northeast corner of lot No. 1, of Smith, Briggs & Phillips’ addition to the village (now city)-of Stevens Point, and running thence east 177 feet to George street; thence south 187 links; thence west 177 feet; thence north 187 links to the place of beginning; said land lying in the city of Stevens Point, Portage county, Wisconsin. The plaintiff relies for title on a tax deed, executed to him by the county clerk of the county of Portage for the following described “land, lying and being…
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