Schlosser v. Van Dusseldorp

This is a quieting-title action as to a farm of 190 acres, located immediately north of Colfax and south of the Skunk River. Defendant Eben Van Dusseldorp claims he holds a lease on the property for the mining of gravel. Janet Van Dusseldorp is joined in the case as his wife. The trial court decided in favor of plaintiffs. Defendants have appealed.

I. Edward R. Schlosser was the owner of several hundred acres of land north of Colfax. The larger tract (about 240 acres) was north, and 190 acres was south of the Skunk River. Most of the land north of the river was sandy and filled with brush. The…