Legal Opinion

Hoyt v. Jones

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1872PublishedCited by 29 opinions

APPEAL from, the Circuit Court for Bodge County. This action was brought to recover a lot of land containing about one and one-fourth acres, being part of the northeast quarter of section five, in township thirteen north, of range fifteen east, in the county of Dodge; which lot is particularly described in the complaint by metes and bounds. The complaint is in the usual form of complaints in actions to recover real property.

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APPEAL from, the Circuit Court for Bodge County. This action was brought to recover a lot of land containing about one and one-fourth acres, being part of the northeast quarter of section five, in township thirteen north, of range fifteen east, in the county of Dodge; which lot is particularly described in the complaint by metes and bounds. The complaint is in the usual form of complaints in actions to recover real property. The answer is, 1. The general denial. 2. Title to the demanded premises in the defendant. 8. The statute of limitations, by reason of the adverse possession, by the…

1Opinion of the Court

The following opinion was filed at the January term, 1872.

LyoN, J.

The conveyances from Wilcox to Taylor, from Taylor to Milo Sykes, from him to Byron Sykes, and from the latter to Wallace Mygatt, were effectually “ wiped out ” by the judgment of July 18th, 1859. From thenceforth those conveyances, and the record thereof, ceased to have any force or effect as evidence of title in the respective grantees therein named, or either of them, or as notice to subsequent purchasers from Wilcox. The court which rendered that judgment had *393jurisdiction of tbe subject matter thereof, and of tbe persons of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Coddington v. BayCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1822
  2. Dickerson v. TillinghastNew York Court of Chancery · 1833
  3. Arnold v. PatrickNew York Court of Chancery · 1837
  4. Jackson ex dem. Tuthill v. DuboisNew York Supreme Court · 1809
  5. Wright v. DouglassNew York Supreme Court · 1850

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls v. Clark CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Brinkman v. JonesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
  3. State ex rel. City of New Richmond v. DavidsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Stallo v. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
  5. Collingwood v. . BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890

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