Felker v. City of New Whatcom

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, J.

This is an action of ejectment prose*179cuted by G. W. Felker as administrator of the estate of Samuel W. Herring, deceased, against the city of New Whatcom to establish title to and recover possession of lot 5 in block 33 in said city.

This land was sold in 1884 for an assessment tax bid in by one Pettibone, and afterwards by legal conveyance conveyed to the city of New Whatcom. Samuel W. Herring, who was the owner of the property, died in 1879. In 1894 the appellant was appointed administrator of the estate of S. W. Herring, deceased, and…