City of Boston v. Jenney

This is a petition for foreclosure of a tax title. The material facts are as follows: The city collector sold the land here in question for nonpayment of taxes for the year 1926. The tax deed under said sale was taken over by the city of Boston. It now seeks to have the title thus acquired declared to be absolute. The respondent claims title under a tax sale made by the collector to his testator for nonpayment of taxes assessed upon the premises for the year 1922. The city of Boston held a tax deed of the premises made by the collector for nonpayment of taxes assessed for the year 1919. The…