Collins v. Storm
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from O’Brien District Court. — Hon. Scott M. Ladd, Judge. Plaintiee brought an action to quiet in Mm the title to a tract of land. Defendant pleaded that be owned the land, and in a cross-petition prayed that Ms title be quieted against the claim of plaintiff. The district court dismissed the petition, and entered judgment granting defendant tbe relief demanded in tbe cross-petition. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
— The land in controversy is the west half of the northwest quarter of section 7, in township 96 north, range 41 west. Plaintiff claims under a patent from the government of the United States. Defendant claims under two tax deeds by the treasurer of O’ Brien county, the first of which was executed to Charles C. Orr, June 28, 1866, under an alleged sale in 1860 for the taxes of 1858 and 1859. The other was executed to T. J. Stone on the twenty-eighth of December, 1870, under an alleged sale in 1867 for the taxes of 1866.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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