Haseltine v. Hewitt
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Marathon County. Ejectment for certain lands in sections 14, 23, and 24, township 27 North, range 2 East, in Marathon county. The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the court and the dissenting opinion by Mr. Justice Cassoday.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Marathon County. Ejectment for certain lands in sections 14, 23, and 24, township 27 North, range 2 East, in Marathon county. The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the court and the dissenting opinion by Mr. Justice Cassoday. The answer alleged, among other things, that the action was commenced February 6, 1882, and was barred because not commenced within the time limited by sec. 4, ch. 22, Laws of 1861. The circuit court found that at the time of the commencement of the action the plaintiffs were the successors to and owners of the original or…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, C. J.
The learned counsel for the defendants frankly admit that the decision in Easley v. Whipple, 57 Wis. 485, *123controls this case, unless the fact which was admitted on the trial, that the county of Marathon, when it made its deed to the state, June 3, 1867, held no tax deeds upon the lands which were valid on their face, takes this case out of that ruling. But, after all the ability and learning which illustrated the discussion, a majority of the court are unable to perceive how that fact can or should change the construction which has been placed upon ch. 22, Laws of 1867. It is suggested, if…
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