Hartung v. Witte
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the County Court of Milwaukee County. Action of trespass guare clausum fregit. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The jury returned a special verdict, as follows: “ 1. Did the defendant enter upon the premises which are claimed by the pliantiff to have been in her possession, in the month of April, 1882, and dig post-holes thereon? A. Yes.
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APPEAL from the County Court of Milwaukee County. Action of trespass guare clausum fregit. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The jury returned a special verdict, as follows: “ 1. Did the defendant enter upon the premises which are claimed by the pliantiff to have been in her possession, in the month of April, 1882, and dig post-holes thereon? A. Yes. “2. Did the defendant dig any holes west of the post which was placed by the county surveyor to indicate the line between him and the plaintiff? A. No. “ 3. Did the defendant dig holes west of the fence between him and the…
1Opinion of the CourtOrton, J.
In 1856 one Stephen A. Hubbel owned 14.06 acres of land lying between the Eond du Lac road on the north, and the Lisbon plank road on the south, and the sec*288tion line on the east, and the land of the plaintiff on the west, and built a fence on what was supposed to be the west line of bis tract, and the east line of the land of the plaintiff. In 1865 William Gerlach became the owner of said 14.06 acres and either built a barn or had a barn, on or near his west line, which he found was in whole or in part upon the land of the plaintiff, and for that reason he purchased from the plaintiff a strip…
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