McMillan v. City of Tacoma

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hadley, J.

Respondent is the owner of a general tax certificate of delinquency issued hy the county of Pierce for delinquent taxes upon certain real estate in said county for the year 1895. In addition to the amount paid for the certificate, he also paid the delinquent taxes upon said property for subsequent years, and thereafter commenced this suit to foreclose his lien under said certificate, and made the owner of the property and the appellant, the city of Tacoma, parties defendant in the suit. The city of Tacoma answered the complaint, and alleged…