Swan v. Whaley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Butler Circuit Court. Action in equity to cancel a tax deed. The circuit court denied plaintiff relief, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
— The facts of the case are as follows: The real estate in question was sold in 1880 for the delinquent taxes of 1879, and was bid in by J. W. Phillips, to whom a certificate of purchase was issued. Clark Fairfield, however, was interested in the purchase of this and other tracts of real estate sold at the same sale, being in partnership with Phillips. Afterwards the partners made a division of the certificates acquired under the sale, and the one in question fell to Fairfield. For the purpose of transferring it to him, Phillips wrote his name upon the back of it, and delivered it to him.…
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