Lessee of Rice v. White

*221Judge Wood stated the case, and delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs title, in this case, is derived from a deed made by the county auditor on a sale of land for taxes. The certificate of purchase was made to William Wetmore, who died before obtaining a deed. William Wetmore’s executor assigned the certificate to Edwin Wetmore, who assigned it to the lessor of the plaintiff, to whom the county auditor executed a deed.

The only question to be decided is, whether, upon the death of William Wetmore, this certificate passed to his heir, or to his personal representative. Although a…