Morris v. Shnier

This action was instituted to quiet title to certain lots or portions of lots in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The plaintiff asserted ownership of the land by virtue of a county treasurer’s resale tax deed. The property was sold in 1944 for paving assessments levied for the years 1911 to 1920. The named defendants, record owners at the time of resale, attacked the resale deed contending the assessments had become extinguished prior to the time of resale, and further that the county treasurer was without authority to conduct the sale because of a prior court proceeding for foreclosure of the…