Hasler v. Schumacher
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ABBEAL FROM CIRCUIT COURT, BROWN COUNTY. This was an appeal by John Hassler from a decision of the commissioners of the swamp and overflowed lands, awarding a pre-emption right to certain lands to Frans Schumacher. The facts of. the case may be gathered from the opinion of the court
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Paine, J.
This was a contest between the parties, for the right of pre-empting certain swamp lands, under the provisions of chap. 84, Laws of 1855. The commissioners decided in favor of the respondent/and from their decision the appellant appealed to the circuit court of Brown county, where the lands were situated. By the provisions of the law, the pre-emptor was obliged to. file a declaratory statement of his claim, and an affidavit of two witnesses, showing the facts upon which the right to pre-empt was claimed, with the register of deeds of the county where the land was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Veeder v. GuppyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1854
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