Bruner v. Hunt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Greene, J.:

The plaintiff sought by this action to eject the defendants from the lands described in his petition. They pleaded title and right of possession under a tax deed. Upon a trial of the issues thus joined judgment was rendered setting aside the deed and decreeing the amount of taxes paid by the defendants to be a lien upon the premises. Thereafter the taxes were paid by the plaintiff, and subsequently the defendants set up a claim for valuable and lasting improvements under the occupying-claimants act. A jury assessed the value of the…