Seymour v. Harrison
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Palo Alto District Court. — Hon. George H. Carr, Judge. Action to quiet title, and to be permitted to re■deem from certain tax sales and deejs issued tbereon to the defendant Harrison, upon the ground- that said' Harrison was incapable of acquiring title to the land •under the tax sales and deeds, and because notices to redeem were not given as required by law.
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Appeal from Palo Alto District Court. — Hon. George H. Carr, Judge. Action to quiet title, and to be permitted to re■deem from certain tax sales and deejs issued tbereon to the defendant Harrison, upon the ground- that said' Harrison was incapable of acquiring title to the land •under the tax sales and deeds, and because notices to redeem were not given as required by law. The defendants demurred to each count of the petition and amendment, upon the ground that the facts stated therein do not entitle the plaintiffs to the relief ■demanded. The demurrer being sustained, and the plaintiffs…
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
1. The ground of demurrer to the petition being “that the facts stated therein do not entitle the plaintiffs to the relief demanded,” we must look to the petition alone for the facts upon which to determine the questions presented. The first contention is whether the petition shows that the defendant T. W. Harrison was incapable of acquiring title to the lands, •or any of them, under the sales set out, for delinquent taxes. The allegations relating to this question may be stated as follows: Henry E. Seymour, deceased, ■of whom the plaintiffs Julius H. Seymour, Edmund Seymour, and William W.…
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