Legal Opinion
Pettibone v. Cook County, Minnesota
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1941No. 11847PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The appellants and their predecessors in interest, from 1888 to 1934, inclusive, paid to Cook County, Minnesota, the real estate taxes levied each year by that County upon certain islands in Saganaga, a boundary lake lying partly in the United States and partly in Canada. These taxes were levied by the County and were paid by the taxpayers in the belief that the islands were within the boundaries of Cook County and of the United States. In 1934 it was discovered that the islands were in Canada. On May 31, 1939, the appellants commenced this action to recover from the…
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- S. J. Groves & Sons Co. v. New Jersey Turnpike AuthorityDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1967
- David Moor v. Frank I. Madigan, William Donovan Rundle, Jr., a Minor, by William D. Rundle, His Guardian Ad Litem v. Frank I. MadiganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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