Board of Commissioners v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Jefferson 'District Court. Action brought by Johnson against the Board of Comm’rs of Jefferson Co., to recover for money by him paid upon a certain tax sale which he claimed to be invalid. The opinion contains a sufficient statement of the facts. Trial at the June Term, 1878, of the district court, and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant brings the case here.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action brought by F. M. Johnson against the board of county commissioners of Jefferson county, to recover for money paid by him upon ,a certain tax sale claimed by him to be invalid. This sale was consummated on May 6, 1874, for the taxes of 1873. The plaintiff (defendant in error) claims that this sale was void, for the following reasons:
*719“1. There was no sufficient description of the land sold.
“2. The sale was for many times the amount of the taxes levied.
“3. No certified tax roll of 1873 was ever delivered to the county…
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