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State ex rel. Kipp v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 21, 1901No. Nos. 12,530 — (131)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Alternative writ of mandamus issued by the district court for Ramsey county, directed to the defendant, as county auditor of said county. The case was tried before O. B. Lewis, J., who found that relators were entitled to the issuance of a peremptory writ. From a judgment entered pursuant to the findings, defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.

On April 20, 1900, a tax judgment was entered against a certain lot in the city of St. Paul, pursuant to Laws 1899, c. 322, for forty-six cents, and the lot was sold at the tax sale held thereunder to a certain purchaser for ten cents. This is a proceeding by the owner of the land to compel the county auditor of Ramsey county to certify the amount due upon redemption, under G. S. 1894, § 1602.

The only question involved in this case is, what is the amount necessary for the owner to pay to effect a redemption? The state takes the position that the owner must pay the full amount of the taxes,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cole v. LammSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Gould v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  2. State Ex Rel. Equity Farms, Inc. v. HubbardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
  3. State Ex Rel. Baumann v. MarburgerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
  4. State ex rel. Board of County Commissioners v. McKellarSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
  5. State ex rel. Coates v. ButlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903

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