Stuart v. Chapman

Action to quiet title. If the tax deed held by the plaintiff is invalid by reason of any of the irregularities mentioned by the defendant the judgment should be reversed, otherwise it should be affirmed.

1. The defendant calls to our attention the fact that the auditor did not annex his affidavit to the assessment-book of 1913 which contained the assessment on which the tax deed was based. He claims that the omission was fatal and he cites Political Code,' section 3732, and Moyer v. Wilson, 166 Cal. 261 [135 Pac. 1125], The sale involved in this action took place July 2, 1914. The validity of…