Pierce v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This is an action to set aside a sheriff's deed issued to Dean R. Davis, herein called Davis or defendant, as the purchaser at a tax foreclosure sale held pursuant to proceedings instituted by the Board of County Commissioners of Leavenworth County. The plaintiff landowners prevailed in the court below and Davis has appealed.

On January 31, 1958, Claire M. Pierce and Hazel F. Pierce, hereafter referred to by name or as plaintiffs, acquired title to forty acres of land in Leavenworth County, from a Mary Perry. Plaintiffs paid some $5500 or…