Henderson v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pocahontas District Court. — Hon. Lot Thomas, Judge. Action to redeem from a tax sale and deed thereon, made to defendants, on the grounds that plaintiff paid to the treasurer of the county the amount of taxes for which the land was sold, and that no notice of the expiration of the time of redemption was given, as required by law. Upon a trial on the merits, plaintiff’s petition was dismissed.
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Appeal from Pocahontas District Court. — Hon. Lot Thomas, Judge. Action to redeem from a tax sale and deed thereon, made to defendants, on the grounds that plaintiff paid to the treasurer of the county the amount of taxes for which the land was sold, and that no notice of the expiration of the time of redemption was given, as required by law. Upon a trial on the merits, plaintiff’s petition was dismissed. The title of the land was quieted in defendants, as prayed for in their cross-petition. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
— I. The plaintiff seeks in this action to establish and enforce his right to redeem certain land from a tax sale upon which a tax deed was issued to the ancestor of the heirs, who are made defendants in the suit, and the intestate of the administrator, who is also a defendant. The plaintiff bases his right to redeem upon the alleged facts that he is the owner of the land, holds the title thereof, and that he paid to the treasurer of the' county the taxes due on the land for which it was sold, to be applied to the payment of the taxes. The defendants resist plaintiff’s claim of right to…
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