Knapp v. Douglas County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Douglas county, Steiner, J., entered July 3, 1916, in favor of the defendant, after a trial before the court upon an agreed statement of facts, in an action to recover sums paid for certificates of delinquency, and to recover taxes paid.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiff, Knapp, seeks recovery from Douglas county of sums paid by him to the treasurer of that county as the purchase price of tax delinquent certificates, and for taxes paid by him thereafter as the owner of such certificates upon the lands described therein. He rests his claim upon the alleged invalidity of the certificates and the guaranty con*126tained therein as required by the provision of § 9252, Bern. Code, reading as follows:
“A guaranty of the county or municipality to which the tax is due that if for any irregularity of the taxing officers this certificate be void, then such…
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