Meller v. Hodsdon
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action of ejectment brought by plaintiff in the district court for Hennepin county. Defendant, upon the trial before Young, J., and a jury, had a verdict, and plaintiff appeals from an order refusing a new trial. The facts appearing in evidence are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Vandeebuegh, J.1
Plaintiff claims title to the land in dispute under a certificate issued upon a sale thereof in pursuance of Laws 1881, c. 135. The defence is that the defendant had previously paid the taxes for which the land is claimed to have been sold. The land is a part of a government subdivision, designated as “lot 2,” etc., and is bounded by a creek running on its easterly margin; the defendants’ land lying wholly west of the creek. Ten acres in the S. W. corner and 10 acres in the S. E. corner of the lot next the creek have for many years been owned by other parties, and have been…
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