O'Donnell v. Krneta

This is a quiet title action by ap-pellees to set aside a tax deed under which the appellant claims title as a successor to the interest of the original purchaser at tax sale. The property was sold for delinquent taxes on April 13, 1942, and a tax deed issued by the auditor on April 13, 1944. The complaint in this action was filed on September 14, 1951. The principal defense below and asserted here for reversal is that the appellees’ action was barred by a special one year statute of limitation written in the tax laws, while appellees insist that only the general fifteen year statute of…