Auditor General v. Stevens

Defendants, owners of land in Montmorency county, appeal from a decree entered April 23, 1938, upon the petition of the auditor general. The decree ordered the sale of their lands and others to satisfy delinquent taxes assessed for 1933, 1934, 1935, and prior years. The objections filed by defendants to the petition were based principally upon a lack of statutory authority for sale of those lands upon which taxes were delinquent for 1935 and prior years. Other objections were also presented, including the claim of a mistake in computation by the auditor general of the collection fees added to…