Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Fraser

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 12, 1910No. Nos. 16,553—(128, 15)PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Action in the district court for Cook county against Alexander Fraser and nineteen other defendants to determine adverse claims to certain vacant and unoccupied lands. The answer of defendants McGindley and Nesbitt alleged that defendant A. N. McGindley had absolute title to the property derived from a tax certificate, delivered to him by reason of the nonpayment of taxes, and that Edwin N. Nesbitt was the absolute owner of a one-twelfth interest in fee simple in tbe land.

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Action in the district court for Cook county against Alexander Fraser and nineteen other defendants to determine adverse claims to certain vacant and unoccupied lands. The answer of defendants McGindley and Nesbitt alleged that defendant A. N. McGindley had absolute title to the property derived from a tax certificate, delivered to him by reason of the nonpayment of taxes, and that Edwin N. Nesbitt was the absolute owner of a one-twelfth interest in fee simple in tbe land. Tbe reply admitted certain parcels were sold to A. N. McGindley in 1900 at the forfeited tax sale for the taxes ■for the…

1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.

Action to determine adverse claims to certain lands in Cook county. Appellants were the owners of undivided interests of the fee, and respondent claims title under a tax judgment entered against the land in 1901 for the taxes "delinquent for 1899. The land was bid in by the state at the tax sale of May 6, 1901, and was sold to respondent at the forfeited tax sale in November, 1907, and certifi■cates of sale were issued to respondent November 11, 1907, notices •of the expiration of time for redemption were issued December 11, 1907, and subsequently the certificates were surrendered and a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Merrill v. DearingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  2. Kipp v. DawsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
  3. State ex rel. National Bond & Security Co. v. KrahmerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
  4. State ex rel. Davenport v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
  5. State ex rel. Western Land Ass'n v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Burns v. CarlawSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
  2. King v. BoettcherNebraska Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Telford v. McGillisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  4. Peterson v. St. Paul Real Estate & Investment Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
  5. Nichols-Frissell Co. v. CrockerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916

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