Hill v. Timmermeyer

*253The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This was an action brought by J. D. Hill against George Timmermeyer, for the recovery of certain town lots in the city of Wichita, Kansas. The plaintiff claims title through a chain of conveyances from the original patentee .down to himself; and the defendant claims title under a tax deed. Whether this tax deed is valid or not, as against the attack of the plaintiff, is the only question involved in the case. It was executed July 25, 1882, upon a tax sale of the property made September 5,1877, for the taxes of 1876; and was recorded on…