Blackistone v. Sherwood
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Coffey District Court. Action brought by Sherwood against Blackistone, to quiet his title to the S.E.jj- see. 7, township 22, range 17, in Coffey county. The defendant set up a certain tax deed. The plaintiff alleged that the final tax notice was not published as the statute requires. A copy of the final notice is as follows: COUNTY TREASURER’S NOTICE OE LANDS AND LOTS SUBJECT TO TAX DEED. State of Kansas, County of Coffey.
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Error from Coffey District Court. Action brought by Sherwood against Blackistone, to quiet his title to the S.E.jj- see. 7, township 22, range 17, in Coffey county. The defendant set up a certain tax deed. The plaintiff alleged that the final tax notice was not published as the statute requires. A copy of the final notice is as follows: COUNTY TREASURER’S NOTICE OE LANDS AND LOTS SUBJECT TO TAX DEED. State of Kansas, County of Coffey. County Treasurer’s Office, Burlington, Kas., March 24,1879. Notice is hereby given that the following list of lands and town lots, situated in the county of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bkewek, J.:
The question in this case is as to the validity of a tax deed, and its validity turns on the sufficiency of the notice of redemption. Counsel in this case understand the office of a case-made, and, omitting all unnecessary matters, have embodied in their case only so much as is necessary to present the question. Their briefs are equally direct and pointed. It is a pleasure to examine such a record and such briefs. Turning now to. the notice:
It states that the lands in the list, “ having been sold for the taxes of the year A. D. 1875, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Shoup v. Central Branch Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880
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