Bacon v. Rice
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from the District Court of Sixth Judicial District for Fremont County. Hon. J„ M. Stevens, Judge. Action to quiet title. Judgment for plaintiff. Under our law the character of a tax sale certificate is such that it is not admissible in evidence for the purpose of establishing title to land. The courts have so held under similar statutes.
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APPEAL from the District Court of Sixth Judicial District for Fremont County. Hon. J„ M. Stevens, Judge. Action to quiet title. Judgment for plaintiff. Under our law the character of a tax sale certificate is such that it is not admissible in evidence for the purpose of establishing title to land. The courts have so held under similar statutes. (Ludden v. Hansen, 17 Neb. 354, 22 N. "W. 766; Gruser v. Williams, 13 N. D. 284, 100 N. W. 721.) A tax sale certificate does not convey any title whatever to the purchaser or holder of said certificate, but only a lien for taxes vests in such…
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
This is an action brought under the provisions of sec. 4538, Rev. Stat., which provides that “An action may be brought by any person against another who claims an estate or interest in real property adverse to him, for the purpose of determining such adverse claim.” The complaint is in the ordinary form of an action to quiet title. The plaintiff alleges that for more than fifteen years immediately preceding the commencement of the action, he has been the owner and in possession of and claims title in fee to the land described; that the defendant claims some estate, *111right, title or interest in…
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