Mariner v. City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
'Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. J. TurNer, Circuit Judge. Tbis is an action in ejectment, originally brought by Ephraim Mariner, now deceased, to obtain possession of lot 5 of block 1J4 of tbe city of Milwaukee.
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'Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. J. TurNer, Circuit Judge. Tbis is an action in ejectment, originally brought by Ephraim Mariner, now deceased, to obtain possession of lot 5 of block 1J4 of tbe city of Milwaukee. The plaintiff claimed title to said lot by virtue of two tax deeds, one issued by tbe city of Milwaukee and tbe other by tbe county of Milwaukee on account of taxes for tbe year 1854. Defenses were inter■posed on the ground that the lot was not taxable in the year 1854 because owned by the city, and because the interest of the tax-title claimant…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed May 2, 1911:
Barnes, J.
The appellants maintain that the lot in question was subject to taxation on August 31, 1854, when the assessment roll was confirmed by the common council as provided by the city charter, and that therefore the tax deeds issued by the city and county of Milwaukee on account of the taxes of 1854 are valid. Plaintiffs claim title under these tax deeds. The defendant contends that the lot was not subject to taxation in 1854 because it became the property of the city before its status for the purpose of taxation became fixed. The defendant…
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