Slaughter v. Bernards
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county; E. Gr. SiebecKee, Circuit Judge. This was an action of ejectment.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county; E. Gr. SiebecKee, Circuit Judge. This was an action of ejectment. It was tried by the court and resulted in findings of fact and conclusions of law, covering all the issues raised by the pleadings, which may be stated in substance as follows: On the 12th day of February, 1840, Eamsay McHenry, a resident of the state of Maryland, was the owner-in foe simple of the lands described in tbe complaint, situated in Dane county, Wisconsin, which he on that day, by deed with full covenants, conveyed to George H. Slaughter. At the same time…
1Opinion of the CourtMaRshall, J.
There is no controversy but that, on the 12th day of February, 1840, Eamsay McHenry was the owner in fee simple of the lands described in the complaint, and on that day conveyed the same to George H. Slaughter and received back a mortgage thereon to secure $720. Was the title thereafter affected by the cancellation instrument ? That is the first question presented by this appeal. The trial court found in the negative. To that appellant excepted, contending that the legal title was in McHenry under the mortgage, that an equitable interest only remained in Slaughter, which could be surrendered…
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