Smith v. Garden
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for La Fayette County. Ejectment. Tbe plaintiff appealed from a judgment in fayor of tbe defendant. Tbe case is stated in tbe opinion. contended that tbe certificate of tbe acknowledgment of tbe deed from Daniel Webster and wife to Cope and Taylor, was in substantial compliance with tbe pro-yisions of tbe statute, and tbat tbis was sufficient, citing Alexander v. Merry, 9 Mo., 514; Merriam v. Harsen, 2 Barb. Cb.
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for La Fayette County. Ejectment. Tbe plaintiff appealed from a judgment in fayor of tbe defendant. Tbe case is stated in tbe opinion. contended that tbe certificate of tbe acknowledgment of tbe deed from Daniel Webster and wife to Cope and Taylor, was in substantial compliance with tbe pro-yisions of tbe statute, and tbat tbis was sufficient, citing Alexander v. Merry, 9 Mo., 514; Merriam v. Harsen, 2 Barb. Cb. E., 232; Same Case, 4 Edw., 70; Etheridge v. Ferébee, 9 Iredell, 312; lid., 313; Morse v. Clayton, 13 S. & M., 373; 5 id., 470; Hughes v. Lane, 11 HI,…
1Opinion of the CourtLyoN, J.
Action to recover the possession of a certain lot in the village of Belmont. The plaintiff claims title under a conveyance purporting to have been executed by Daniel Webster and wife to Cope and Taylor, the grantors of the plaintiff through certain mesne conveyances. The right of the plaintiff to recover depends upon this deed to Cope and Taylor. On the trial, the plaintiff offered in evidence the record thereof ; but the circuit judge directed the juiy to disregard it, for the reason that the record fails to show that the deed was properly acknowledged and certified so as to entitle it to be…
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