Mecartney v. Caskey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bukch, J. :

The plaintiff in error is, and at all times material to this controversy has been, a citizen and resident of the state of California. He employed an agent residing and having an office in Wyandotte county to attend the annual tax sales of that county and bid for real estate sold at such sales. In *413this manner he acquired and holds tax-sale certificates to the amount of $3000. These certificates are sometimes kept in California and sometimes at the office of the agent in Kansas. Plaintiff in error is merely an investor and not a dealer in such…