Foy v. Coe College
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. J. D. Gxfeen, Judge. Action to establish the title in plaintiff to lot 5, block 7, in Green & College addition to Cedar Eapids, Iowa. Decree was entered in favor of the plaintiff, from which defendant appeals. The issues and facts sufficiently appear in the opinion .
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, C. J.
1 *6912 *690I. The plaintiff’s title to the lot in question is under a deed from the treasurer of the city of Cedar Rapids to the plaintiff, executed in pursuance •of a sale of said lot for the taxes due to- the city for the year 1887. Defendant, the owner of said lot, contends that under the facts it was exempt from taxation, under the provisions of section 1271, McClain’s Code, and in this contention we have the only question made as to the legality of said tax sale and deed. Said section, so far as applicable to this case, provides as follows: “The following classes of property are not to be taxed,…
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