Lawson v. McKinney

McGHEE, Justice.

The appellant sued to quiet title to lands. in Torrance County and based his claim on a tax deed dated January 24, 1947, issued pursuant to a sale for taxes, penalties, interest and costs for the year 1943 in the sum of $10.56. The tax sale certificate • had been assigned to an individual who in turn assigned it to the plaintiff, and she received the deed. Judgment was rendered: in favor of the defendants. We will refer to the parties as they appeared below.

Numerous defenses were interposed in an attempt to defeat the tax deed, such as fraud on the part of the plaintiff in…