Warren v. Demary

This is an action to foreclose a tax deed. The defense interposed is the statute of limitations.

The plaintiff on the 5th of November, 1877, purchased of the county treasurer of Burt county, at tax sale, the southwest quarter of section 14, town 23, range 8 east, for the taxes levied thereon for the year 1876, for the sum of $27.63, and received a certificate of purchase. The plaintiff has paid the taxes assessed on the land for the subsequent years. On May 10, 1880, the county treasurer executed a tax deed to'the plaintiff for the premises in question, which is invalid for numerous defects…