Taylor v. Adams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Graves, J.:

This action was commenced in the district court of Seward county to test the validity of a tax deed. The tax-deed holder was in possession of the land. The action was commenced by the holder of the fee title. It was conceded that the plaintiff should recover unless the tax deed was valid on its face. The defendant, in his answer, set up the tax deed as a defense. The deed had been recorded more than five years when the action was commenced. The deed was issued under section 7672 of the General Statutes of 1901, and is what is commonly known…