Perpignani v. Vonasek

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals, Perpignani v. Vonasek, 129 Wis. 2d 478, 386 N.W.2d 59 (Ct. App. 1986), reversing a judgment of the circuit court for Washburn county, Hon. Harry F. Gundersen, awarding ownership of a portion of land along the shore of Shell Lake to Marino Perpignani, (Plaintiff) and rejecting a claim of adverse possession under color of title to such land.

The issues presented are: 1) Does a deed conveying a part of Government Lot 2 by a metes and bounds description constitute color of title to land, under the terms of sec. 893.06, Stats. (1971), 1 which…