Lee v. Newell

This is an action to subrogate the plaintiffs to the rights of Holt county to the foreclosure of a tax lien, upon certain lands of which they are not the owners, upon the ground that their agent and attorney paid the taxes upon the land by mistake, instead of purchasing the property at tax sale as he was directed to do. The prayer is that the apparent satisfaction of the tax lien be canceled, and that a foreclosure may be had. Defendants Newell disclaimed ownership, and alleged they had sold the land to Mary Butler. Afterwards Mary Butler was made a party defendant, and *210filed an answer…