John Paul Lumber Co. v. Agnew

Plaintiff and respondent, John Paul Lumber Company, a Wisconsin corporation, brought this action against Samuel A. Agnew, defendant and appellant, to quiet title to certain timber lands in Del Norte County. It also asked that the court declare void and order cancelled of record certain deeds on which appellant relies as vesting title in him. It was the theory of respondent that, although these deeds purported to be those of the corporation, they were executed in its behalf by persons without authority to convey its lands. Appellant’s position was, first, that these deeds had been executed by…