Crawford v. Liddle
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. W. P. Wolf, ■ Judge. Suit in equity to quiet title to certain real estate in the city of Cedar Rapids.
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Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. W. P. Wolf, ■ Judge. Suit in equity to quiet title to certain real estate in the city of Cedar Rapids. Plaintiff claims to be the owner thereof by virtue of certain tax deeds executed to him by the treasurer of said city, on the eighth day of November, 1894. The defendants deny the plaintiff’s title, and, by way of cross-bill, allege that the tax deed under which plaintiff claims, is invalid, for the reason that no notice was given of the purpose to issue the same, as provided by statute, although the land was taxed to the estate of O. N. Hull,…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
1 The city of Cedar Rapids is organized and acting under a special charter, and, as such, it is authorized and empowered to assess, levy, and collect taxes for city purposes upon the property within its limits. It is also authorized to sell property for delinquent taxes. The lot in question was sold for taxes by the city of Cedar Rapids to plaintiff’s assignor, on October 12, 1891, and he has paid the subsequent taxes for the years 1891,1892, and 189B. The lot was assessed as “unknown,” and so appeared upon the books of the city treasurer and city collector, during all the time material to…
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