Legal Opinion

Tidd v. Rines

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided October 13, 1879PublishedCited by 36 opinions

The plaintiffs Tristram W. Tidd, Ezra B. Eales and Clara Gr. West brought this action in the district court for Mill©Lacs county, to set aside certain tax judgments, sales, certificates and assignments, under which the defendants claimed title to the N. W. ¿ of the S. E. £, and the S. W. ¿ of section 3, and the S. E. J and the E. of the S. W. J of section 4, all in township 38, range 26, and of which they alleged themselves to be owners in fee.

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The plaintiffs Tristram W. Tidd, Ezra B. Eales and Clara Gr. West brought this action in the district court for Mill©Lacs county, to set aside certain tax judgments, sales, certificates and assignments, under which the defendants claimed title to the N. W. ¿ of the S. E. £, and the S. W. ¿ of section 3, and the S. E. J and the E. of the S. W. J of section 4, all in township 38, range 26, and of which they alleged themselves to be owners in fee. The defendants in their answer-put in issue the plaintiffs’ title, and alleged title in fee in themselves under the tax judgments, etc. At the trial…

1Opinion of the CourtCornell, J.

This action is brought under the provisions of Laws 1874, c. 68, (Gen. St. 1878, c. 75, § 2,) for the purpose of determining an adverse claim by defendants to certain vacant lands of which the plaintiffs claim to be the lawful owners in fee simple. It appears from the pleadings that the-adverse claim is founded upon a sale of the lands in question to the state, in pursuance of certain tax judgments rendered against them as therein stated. One of the issues presented and tried below was upon the alleged ownership in fee by plaintiffs of the lands in controversy, a portion of which lie in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. San Francisco Sav. UnionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
  2. Morrison v. MendenhallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
  3. Braly v. SeamanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
  4. Lawrence v. FastIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
  5. State v. Eureka Consolidated Mining Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1872

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Swearingen v. BassettTexas Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Washington Timber & Loan Co. v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Frost v. WolfTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Johnson v. HoganMichigan Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Kellogg v. OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885

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