Legal Opinion

McArthur v. Moffet

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1910PublishedCited by 50 opinions

Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Douglas county: A. J. Viitje, Circuit Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtWiitslow, C. J.

The complaint contains two counts. The first states a statutory cause of action under sec. 3186, Stats. (1898), to quiet plaintiff’s title to a number of tracts of unoccupied land to which the defendants “make some claim.” The second states a cause of action at law to recover damages for trespass and the cutting of timber on said lands prior to the commencement of the action. A demurrer to this complaint for improper joinder of causes of action was overruled, and the defendants appeal.

The exact question presented is whether a statutory cause ■of action to quiet title to land and a cause of…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Harrigan v. GilchristWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  2. The New-York and New Haven R.R. v. . Schuyler, Cross, C.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
  3. Wiles v. . SuydamNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
  4. Zinc Carbonate Co. v. First National Bank of ShullsburgWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Craft Refrigerating MacHine Co. v. Quinnipiac Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1893

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Cantrell v. City of CaruthersvilleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
  2. Seligman v. HammondWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Vanmeter v. GoldfarbIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
  4. State Ex Rel. Ferger v. Circuit CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1949
  5. State v. P. Lorillard Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1923

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