Taylor v. Chapman

The plaintiff, a housemaid by occupation, purchased two lots from the Mission Beach Company for which she paid $3,800, receiving two deeds dated May 25, 1929, and September 15, 1930, respectively. She did not record the deeds until April 30, 1934, but she paid some $400 in taxes and assessments and her name and address appeared frequently on the tax and assessment records. The defendant R. A. Chapman was engaged in the business of searching tax records for the purpose of furnishing a tax service to certain investors. He discovered that a lighting assessment of $4.01 against one of the…