Newsom v. Jacobs

This is an action in ejectment; the plaintiff alleged ownership, etc., for Lot 12 in Block 6, Original Town of Akron, Washington county, Colorado. The defendant by answer, first, denied such ownership; second, alleged he was the owner of the lot and in possession; third, alleged! he was the owner by virtue of a tax deed issued and recorded over five years prior to the bringing of the action. Judgment was for the defendant, holding the tax deed good. The plaintiff brings the case here for review upon error.

The evidence discloses that the lot in controversy was twenty-five feet wide and one…