State Commissioners of Board of Public Lands v. Thiel

We refer to two diagrams in setting forth the facts. Figure 1 depicts the area in question as shown by the original plat of survey, apparently done in 1864. The State of Wisconsin holds title to Government Lot No. 2 in Section 21 of Township 36 North, Range 8 East. This area is indicated by hatched lines on Figure 1. The defendants hold title to the area indicated in dots, which will be referred to as

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*280Lot No. 8.1 The defendants, 12 in number, are owners of parcels of land in Government Lot 8 and fronting on Lake Emma. They and their predecessors in title have owned and occupied…