Spangler v. Kittel
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dodge county: MartiN L. Lueck, Circuit Judge. ' Action to cancel deed. On June 9, 1916, the plaintiff was the' owner of certain real estate in the city of Beaver Dam, on which were located two flat buildings.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dodge county: MartiN L. Lueck, Circuit Judge. ' Action to cancel deed. On June 9, 1916, the plaintiff was the' owner of certain real estate in the city of Beaver Dam, on which were located two flat buildings. On that day he entered into a land contract with the Alfalfa Valley Land Company, a Minnesota corporation doing business in North Dakota, whereby it was agreed that the Land Company would sell and convey to the plaintiff 800 acres of land in McHenry county, North Dakota, for the sum of $29,600, being at the rate of $37 per acre. The…
1Opinion of the CourtRosenberry, J.
It is contended on the part of the defendants Kittel that the trial court erred in finding that *588Florence E. Kittel was not an innocent purchaser for value; and second, that the court erred in failing to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint for the reason that the plaintiff is not i-n court with clean hands. In addition to the facts above' stated, it appeared that in July, 1916, the plaintiff moved his family upon the North Dakota farm, taking with him his horses, machinery, and household furniture, and proceeded to make extensive and valuable improvements upon the farm, erecting buildings and…
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