Legal Opinion

Illinois Steel Co. v. Budzisz

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1909PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: Oreen T. Williams, Circuit Judge. Action in ejectment.

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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: Oreen T. Williams, Circuit Judge. Action in ejectment. The issues litigated upon the trial concerned, in the main, whether defendant August Budzisz was, at the time of the-commencement of the action, the owner of the premises in dispute by reason of having been for ten years theretofore, uninterruptedly, in adverse possession thereof, under claim of' title exclusive of any other right, founding such claim upon a. written instrument as being a conveyance of the premises,, satisfying all the essentials of title by adverse…

1Opinion of the Court

The following opinion was filed February 16, 1909:

Marshall, J.

These are assigned as errors:(1) The court refused to grant a nonsuit, though it appeared that Budzisz was a mere successor to the title of appellant’s tenant Otto;

*292(2) Parol testimony was allowed, and held sufficient, to-prove the contents of the deed to Budzisz;(3) Improper evidence was permitted which was prejudicial to appellant;(4) Evidence offered by appellant was improperly excluded ;(5) Improper questions were included in the special verdict ;(6) Erroneous instructions were given to the jury.

Some other errors were assigned,…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Illinois Steel Co. v. BilotWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Webber v. ClarkeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Illinois Steel Co. v. BudziszWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Bedlow v. New York Floating Dry Dock Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
  5. Whiting v. . EdmundsNew York Court of Appeals · 1884

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Perpignani v. VonasekWisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Marky Investment, Inc. v. ArnezederWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
  3. Steinberg v. SalzmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Wunnicke v. DederichWisconsin Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Perpignani v. VonasekCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1986

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