Jakobsen v. Peratis

THE COURT.

This is an action to quiet title, brought by plaintiff, holder of a tax deed dated July 11, 1927, executed by N. T. Powell, city treasurer of Los Angeles, against defendant, the former owner of the property. The proceedings leading up to the execution of the deed were taken under the Street Improvement Act of 1911 (Deering’s General Laws [1923, and Supp.], Act 8199). The trial court gave judgment in favor of plaintiff.

Defendant contends that the deed was void for lack of compliance with certain provisions of the statute, and we see no escape from this conclusion. The principal…