Morris & Thombs v. St. Louis National Bank
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from Distriat Court of Pueblo County. Action relating to tax sale. The finding and judgment were in favor of the St. Louis National Bank, plaintiff below. The defendants Morris and Thombs bring this appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Elliott
The record in this case shows a proceeding in the nature of a bill in equity to remove a cloud from the title to 72 certain lots or parcels of land situate in East Pueblo, Pueblo county, Colorado. The cloud consists of a deed, commonly called a tax deed, executed by the treasurer of said county to the defendant Morris. The defendant Thombs claims •an interest in the lots by virtue of a contract with his co-defendant.
*2331. There is some question whether the tax deed contains sufficient recitals to be prima facie evidence of title in favor of defendants under the statute. But such question need not…
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