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Brown v. Cohn

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 11, 1893PublishedCited by 4 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Oneida, County. Eiectment. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opin- ion. Defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of tbe plaintiff. They cited, besides cases cited in the opinion, Stebbins v. Merritt, 10 Cush. 27; Pegucmkeit Bridge v. Mathes, 7 N. H. 230; Tenney v. East Warren L. Go. 43 id. 343; Perry v. Price, 1 Mo. 664; Brin-ley v. Mann, 2 Cush. 337, 48 Am. Dec. 669; St. Philip's Church v. Zion Presb.

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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Oneida, County. Eiectment. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opin- ion. Defendants appeal from a judgment in favor of tbe plaintiff. They cited, besides cases cited in the opinion, Stebbins v. Merritt, 10 Cush. 27; Pegucmkeit Bridge v. Mathes, 7 N. H. 230; Tenney v. East Warren L. Go. 43 id. 343; Perry v. Price, 1 Mo. 664; Brin-ley v. Mann, 2 Cush. 337, 48 Am. Dec. 669; St. Philip's Church v. Zion Presb. Church, 23 S. 0. 297; 1 Beach, Priv.. Corp. sec. 376; Sutton's Hospital, 10 Coke, 30b; Goddamd's-Case, 2 id. 5; Thorndike v. Barrett, 3 Me. 380;…

1Opinion of the CourtOrton, J.

This is an action of ejectment. The plaintiff complained in the usual form, and it was conceded that he entered the land and purchased it from the United States in January, 1873. Taxes thereon were duly assessed and levied for the years 1874 and 1875, and it' was duly sold for such taxes in 1875 and 1876, respectively, to the county, and in* May, 1878, a tax deed therefor was issued to one J. D. Gillett, the assignee of the county, on the sale of 1875. A tax deed therefor was also issued on the 11th day of May, 1879, to the said Gillett, assignee, on the tax sale of 1876, and duly…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Sheets v. Selden's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
  2. Lovett v. Steam Saw Mill Ass'nNew York Court of Chancery · 1836
  3. Bank of Middlebury v. Rutland & Washington RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1858
  4. Phillips v. CoffeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1855
  5. Sawyer v. CoxIllinois Supreme Court · 1872

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cannon v. GorhamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
  2. Clarke v. TildenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1906
  3. Hiles v. AtleeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Laughlin v. KieperWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905

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