Chase v. Christenson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hamilton District Court. — Hon. 8. M. Weaver, Judge. . Action in equity to redeem certain land from a tax sale and deed. There was a decree dismissing plaintiffs7 petition, and they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBothrock, J.
The plaintiffs claim to be the owners of the patent title to the land, and the defendant claims title under a tax deed. It appears from the record that the tax deed was made by the treasurer of Hamilton county to Samuel Merrill on the seventh day of May, 1879, and filed for record on the next day. The plaintiffs’ attack upon the deed is founded on the fact that the notice of expiration of the time for redemption was void, because said notice was not addressed to the person in whose name the land was taxed, as provided by law; and it is also contended, for other reasons, that the time for…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hunt v. ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
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