Colman v. Butkovich

HENRIOD, Chief Justice:

Appeal from a decree quieting title to real property in Summit County, Utah. Reversed, with instructions to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint. Costs on appeal to defendants.

The defendants, Butkovich, claimed title to the subject property through a Summit County deed dated July 6, 1964,1 after the county auditor had transferred the title thereto to Summit County for nonpayment of taxes by the record owner or owners or anyone else. Defendants Butkovich have paid the taxes ever since. Plaintiff Colman also has paid the taxes but only since 1969 to the time of this litigation,…