Walker v. Beaver
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Worth District Cowrt. Action in chancery to quiet the title of certain lands. The relief sought by plaintiffs was refused, and the title of the lands was declared to be in the defendant. Plaintiffs appeal. The facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
I. The plaintiffs claim title to the lands in controversy under tax sales and deeds made thereon. The defendant Mitchell, who alone appears to claim the land involved iñ the action since the appeal, claims the land under patent from the government, and alleges in his answer that there was a fraudulent combination at the tax sale to prevent competition; that, while the deed recites the land was sold at an adjourned sale, no adjournment was had; that the sale was illegal because made upon a holiday, the 25th of December; that the sale of all the land was en masse, *505•and that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McKenzie v. KitlerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1869
- Hubbard v. EppersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875