Collins v. Welch
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Ramsey county, to determine defendants’ adverse claims to a certain piece of land. The defendant Mary J. Welch alleged title under a tax sale made on December 18, 1874, for the taxes of 1873. The action was tried by Brill, J., who ordered judgment for defendants.
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Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Ramsey county, to determine defendants’ adverse claims to a certain piece of land. The defendant Mary J. Welch alleged title under a tax sale made on December 18, 1874, for the taxes of 1873. The action was tried by Brill, J., who ordered judgment for defendants. The plaintiff appeals from an order refusing a new trial. cited Laws 1874, c. 1, §§ 110-113; Eastman v. Linn, 26 Minn. 215; Tidd v. Rines, Id. 201, 209; Stewart v. Colter, 31 Minn. 385, 389.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was an action to determine an adverse claim made by defendant to certain real estate under a tax judgment rendered pursuant to Laws 1874, c. 1. The only question presented is the validity of the judgment. The only objection made to it is an alleged error as to the amount of the tax in the published list. It has been repeatedly held by this court that, under the law of 1878, such a mistake in the delinquent list, either as filed or as published, is not jurisdictional. Plaintiff, however, claims that the rule was ■otherwise under the statute of 1874. This depends upon the grammatical…
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