Woodward v. Taylor
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered June 4, 1902, upon motion of the defendants at the close of the plaintiffs’ case, at a trial before the court without a jury, dismissing an action to quiet title and recover possession of premises sold for taxes.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action is to quiet title to certain real estate. Several causes of action are alleged in the complaint. Each cause is to set aside a separate deed to the property in question. It is necessary to notice only the first cause alleged. For some time prior to the year 1891, Sarah Woodward was a nonresident of the state of Wash*3ington, and is still such nonresident. She was the owner of lot 8, in block 11, Maynard’s Plat to the City of Seattle. This property was assessed for general, state, and county taxes for the year 1891 in the name of C. Winehill. It does not appear that the taxing…
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