Elms v. Olson

JOHNSON, Judge.

This is a statutory action to quiet title covering the South Half of the Northeast Quarter (S1/2NE14) and Lots 1 and 2, Section 5, Township 155 North of Range 96 West, Williams County, North Dakota. The plaintiff claims title as the former owner. The defendant claims title as purchaser from Williams County, North Dakota. The county acquired the property under tax deed proceedings. The defendant by way of counterclaim asserts that he is the owner of the property and pleads the 10 and 20 year statutes of limitations as a bar to the plaintiff’s action.

The only challenge to the…