Lombard v. White
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Monroe County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: This is an action of ejectment, to recover 440 acres of land described in the complaint, which is in the usual form, and which lands form a portion of those known as the “ Marathon County Lands.” The plaintiff claims title as the original owner under mesne conveyance^ from the United States.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Monroe County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: This is an action of ejectment, to recover 440 acres of land described in the complaint, which is in the usual form, and which lands form a portion of those known as the “ Marathon County Lands.” The plaintiff claims title as the original owner under mesne conveyance^ from the United States. The defendant White claims title from the state of Wisconsin and Marathon county. The answer denies each and every allegation of the complaint, and alleges, in effect, that the lands…
1Opinion of the CourtOassoday, J.
The most important question here presented for consideration is whether the facts bring the case within the provisions of ch. 132, Laws of 1866, as construed by this court in Baldwin v. Ely, 66 Wis. 171. The first section of that act declared that “ whenever any lot- *447or tract of land shall be or .shall have been for five successive years sold for taxes, and lid in for the county, and remains unredeemed, the title thereof shall absolutely vest in the county where such lot or tract of land is situate, and, when so vested, shall not be liable to assessment for taxes of any kind or description.”…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Baldwin v. ElyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
- Haseltine v. HewittWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884