McDonald v. Abraham

Ntjessi/e, J.

Plaintiffs, claiming title to the tract of land here involved, brought this statutory action to determine adverse claims. See § 32-1701, ND Rev Code 1943. The complaint is substantially in the statutory form. See § 37-1704. The defendant Abraham answered, denied the ownership of the plaintiffs, alleged he was the owner of the land in question by virtue of a tax deed' and, counterclaiming, demanded that plaintiff’s cause of action be dismissed and that the title to the premises be quieted in him. The plaintiffs, replying, challenged the validity of the deed on which the defendant…