Kessey v. Connell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Sioux District Court. This case involves the title to 160 acres of land. The .plaintiff claims title by virtue of a tax sale and deed made to one Easton, and a conveyance from Easton to the plaintiff. The defendant claims an undivided eleven-twelfths of the land by a conveyance from the owner of the patent title, and disputes the validity of the'tax title.
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Appeal from Sioux District Court. This case involves the title to 160 acres of land. The .plaintiff claims title by virtue of a tax sale and deed made to one Easton, and a conveyance from Easton to the plaintiff. The defendant claims an undivided eleven-twelfths of the land by a conveyance from the owner of the patent title, and disputes the validity of the'tax title. The court held that the tax deed was void for want of notice of the expiration of the time of redemption, and made an order fixing the amount necessary to be paid in redemption. The plaintiff appeals from the decree so far as it…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
1. tax sale slue ior less due!cieetUiot §87i. ' ’ I. The land in controversy was sold by the county treasurer on the second day of September, 1878, for the delinquent taxes for the years 1871 and 1872. At that time the tax on said land was unpaid and delinquent for all the years from 1871 to 1876, inclusive. On the thirtieth day of September, 1878, Easton paid all the delinquent taxes for the years 1873, 1874, 1875 and 1S76, and paid the taxes for the subsequent years as they became due. The land was assessed and taxed for all the years up to the time of the sale to “ Owners Unknown.” For the…
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