Wilson v. Red Wing School District
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Ejectment for a lot of land in the city of Red Wing. Defence, a denial of plaintiff’s title, an averment of title in defendant, and an allegation that defendant had peacably taken possession of and held the land under certain official deeds, under color of title in fee, and in good faith, and had made improvements thereon of the value stated in the answer, and had paid taxes, etc. Reply, putting in issue the new matter in the answer.
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Ejectment for a lot of land in the city of Red Wing. Defence, a denial of plaintiff’s title, an averment of title in defendant, and an allegation that defendant had peacably taken possession of and held the land under certain official deeds, under color of title in fee, and in good faith, and had made improvements thereon of the value stated in the answer, and had paid taxes, etc. Reply, putting in issue the new matter in the answer. At the trial in the district court for Goodhue county, before Crosby, J., it appeared that plaintiff was the owner in fee of the land, but that defendant had…
1Opinion of the CourtGileillan, C. J.
The improvements made by the defendant in this case having been made prior to the passage of the act of March 10,1873, the question is, did the legislature intend, and was it competent for it, to apply the provisions of that act retrospectively?
Section 1 of the act provides that “where any person, under color of title in fee, and in good faith, has peaceably taken possession of any land for which he has given a valuable consideration, or when any person has taken possession of any land under the official deed of any person or officer empowered by law, or by any court of competent…
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