Ortman v. Kittitas County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Kittitas county, Davidson, J., entered July 30, 1918, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to cancel a tax.
1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.
The appellant is seeking the cancellation of taxes, his complaint setting up the following statement of facts, which were admitted by the re*145spondents’ demurrer: The appellant is in possession of section 36, township 21, range 12 east, and holds a contract of purchase of that property from one Walker. There was issued to Walker hy the United States government in 1911 a patent to this property, which had been settled upon by Walker before the public survey had been extended over it. Upon the survey being made, the land was found to be in section 36, and after the issuing of the patent, the…
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