Jahnke v. County of Bingham

SMITH, Judge, Pro Tem.

This is a tax deed case. Virgil Jahnke seeks to set aside the issuance of a tax deed and the subsequent sale of real property which Jahnke had owned in Bingham County (County). Jahnke contends that the tax sale was illegal because the Bing-ham County treasurer was not authorized to issue a tax deed to the County. We affirm the district court’s judgment upholding the tax deed and sale.

The essential facts of this case are as follows. In May, 1975, Jahnke purchased two adjoining tracts of land in Bingham County, described herein as lots 1 and 2. Jahnke received real…