Finney v. Ackerman
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL irom tbe Circuit Court for Fond du Lac County. Action, by tbe bolder of tax deeds of lots in tbe city of Osh-kosb, to establish bis title.
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APPEAL irom tbe Circuit Court for Fond du Lac County. Action, by tbe bolder of tax deeds of lots in tbe city of Osh-kosb, to establish bis title. The second and third causes of action alleged, were based upon tax deeds executed by tbe treasurer of said city in April, 1863. A demurrer to these counts as not stating a cause of action, was overruled; and tbe defendants appealed. to tbe point that statutes are not construed as having a retrospective effect unless they so expressly provide, cited 7 Johns., 499; Butler v. Palmer, 1 Hill, 325; Johnson v. Burrell, 2 id., 238; Berley v. Bampacher, 5…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
In Grimmer v. Sumner, [ante, p. 179], it was held that the special remedy given by chap. 22, Laws of 1859, even *270as amended by chaps. 138 and 277, Laws of 1861, to bar the interest of the original owner in lands sold for taxes, did not apply to a tax deed made and executed by the officers of a municipal corporation. The ruling in that case is decisive of the questions presented on the demurrer here.
Both the deeds mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of the complaint were executed by the treasurer of the city of Oshkosh in April, 1863. This action, however, was not commenced until July,…
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