Roberts v. Deeds
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Washington District Court. Action to quiet the title of certain land in plaintiff, and to recover the possession thereof. There was a decree granting the relief sought in plaintiff’s petition; defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
The title of plaintiff under which he seeks to recover the land in question is based upon a sale for taxes and a-*321deed executed by the treasurer thereon. The land is described in the original petition as the “ N. W. part of N. E. N. E., section 31, township 74, range 8 west, containing three acres.” The pleadings and proof show that the land was assessed to Edward Deeds, and listed for taxation by this description, which is the only description of the property found in the tax-books. The taxes levied upon the land itself were paid. The tax sale was for delinquent taxes levied upon personal…
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