Perry v. Maves

233 P.2d 820 (1951)

PERRY

v.

MAVES et al.

No. 9063.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 10, 1951.

W.B. Leavitt, Miles City, Homer A. Hoover, Circle, for appellants. W.B. Leavitt argued the case orally.

D.C. Warren, Glendive, for respondent.

ADAIR, Chief Justice.

Suit in equity to quiet title to a half section of land in McCone county. From a decree for plaintiff the defendants have appealed.

On October 7, 1918, the plaintiff Theodore Perry acquired title to the lands here involved and in the year 1931 he paid a part of the taxes assessed and levied against the lands but a part became delinquent and…