Hunt v. Seymour
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court. — Hon. S. H. Fairall, Judge. Action in chancery to quiet the title to land. There was a decree granting the relief prayed for by plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
— I. The plaintiff claims to hold the patent title, and the defendant claims title under a tax sale and deed. Each party introduced evidence tending to support the respective title under which he claims. The plaintiff, by an amended petition, alleges that, prior to the execution of the treasurer’s deed, the owner of the land, under whom plaintiff claims title, did, at the request of the purchaser, in redemption from the tax sale and deed, pay to the purchaser the full amount required to make redemption. The facts to be considered upon this defense aré these: The lands were purchased at tax…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lake v. GraySupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
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