Knight v. Fairless
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Otero County; Leahy, Judge. Action to quiet title by Eli Knight against Rhoda Pair-less. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Af- Tax deed must recite previous proceedings.
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Appeal from District Court, Otero County; Leahy, Judge. Action to quiet title by Eli Knight against Rhoda Pair-less. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Af- Tax deed must recite previous proceedings. Wall v. Kaighn, 144 Pac. 1100; 37 Oye. 1438; Foster v. Gray, 133 Pac. 147; Empire R. & C. Co. vs. Howell, 129 Pac. 521; Jones v. Empire Ranch and C. Co., 138 Pac. 62; Rush v. Lewis, 93 Pac. 943. “Where the recitals show a sale to the county, the deed must contain recitals to show right of the county to purchase at such tax sale; and if the recitals of the tax deed show the county to be…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
EOBEETS, J.
Appellant, in the court below, sought to quiet title to hortalizas 62, 63, 70, 71, 82, 90, 91, and 100, and lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of block 22 of the town of Tularosa,Otero county, as against the appellee, and Irby L. Fairless, since deceased. As whatever title Irby L. Fair-less had in the property vested in appellee, she alone is interested in sustaining the judgment of the district court. Appellant claimed under certain deeds of conveyance but was not able to trace title to the government. Appellee claimed under a tax deed, issued by the treasurer of Otero…
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