Walker v. Green Lake County

In support of its judgment the county contends upon this appeal that the plaintiffs had the burden of proving their title to land capable of being described and located with reasonable certainty; that they failed to do so and that Swan Point can neither be located by a survey nor described by metes and bounds. In ascertaining the boundaries of land conveyed, the real intention of the parties is to be gathered from the entire writing and when necessary from the surrounding circumstances. Sanborn v. Miski, 190 Wis. 513, 209 N. W. 759; Wisconsin Realty Co. v. Lull, 177 Wis. 53, 187 N. W. 978.…