Eagles v. General Electric Co.

In this appeal, we are at the outset confronted with the novel situation that the parties thereto are not even in agreement as to the object and purpose of the action. The respondent, General Electric Company, says the action was brought to set aside or cancel two deeds of the county treasurer of Stevens county, issued after and upon the sale of certain lands and mining claims for general state and county taxes, or, at the very least, to recover lands sold for delin quent taxes; while the appellants say that this is not at all the case, but that the action is waged merely to impress a trust…