Beadle County v. Hinckley

Through defective tax sale proceedings had under SDC 57.11 Beadle County received a tax deed to real property of the defendants. Thereafter pursuant to a resale under SDC 57.1124 the county conveyed to plaintiff Moeller. Thereupon, Moeller and the county joined as plaintiffs in this action to determine adverse claims brought under the provisions of SDC 37.15. By their counterclaim the defendants asserted their title, assailed the validity of the tax proceedings and sale, and asked to have their title quieted. The trial court sustained the attack on the tax sale, and conditioned its decree…