Morris v. Bird

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Greene, J.:

This was an action to recover the possession of certain property to which the defendants claim title under a tax deed issued to their grantor, Etta L. Minx, which had been of record more than five years. The plaintiff claimed that the deed was void on its face, but the court held otherwise and rendered judgment for defendants. Plaintiff prosecutes error.

Several questions were argued which, because of the views entertained by the court, need not be decided. The controlling and decisive question is, Was the tax deed issued by the county clerk…