Legal Opinion
State of Wisconsin v. Andrew F. Glick, Joseph Birkenstock, Donald Leist, Michael Dewane, and Samuel S. Misenko
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 24, 1986No. 85-2035, 85-2036, 85-2043, 85-2044 and 85-2258PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
People saddled with mortgages may treasure the idea of having clean title to their homes. The usual way to obtain clean title is to pay one’s debts. Some have decided that it is cheaper to write a “land patent” purporting to convey unassailable title, and to file that “patent” in the recording system. For example, Samuel Misenko, one of the appellants, drafted a “declaration of land patent” purporting to clear the title to an acre of land of all encumbrances. He recorded that “patent” with the appropriate officials of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He attached to his…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Bearden v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Greenwood v. PeacockSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Maness v. MeyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by68 opinions
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