Williams v. Inhabitants of Dedham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract against the town of Dedham upon a covenant of warranty contained in a deed of the collector of taxes of that town dated January 21, 1908, under the requirement of R. L. c. 13, § 43. Writ dated May 21, 1908. In the Superior Court the case was submitted to King, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, as follows: On January 17,1908, the tax collector of the town of Dedham sold the parcel of land described in the plaintiffs’ declaration to the plaintiffs at a tax sale,…
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Contract against the town of Dedham upon a covenant of warranty contained in a deed of the collector of taxes of that town dated January 21, 1908, under the requirement of R. L. c. 13, § 43. Writ dated May 21, 1908. In the Superior Court the case was submitted to King, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, as follows: On January 17,1908, the tax collector of the town of Dedham sold the parcel of land described in the plaintiffs’ declaration to the plaintiffs at a tax sale, and in pursuance of such tax sale executed and delivered the deed, of which a copy was annexed to the plaintiffs’…
1Opinion of the Court
Kkowltob", C. J.
This is an action to recover from the defendant the amount paid by the plaintiffs for a tax deed of property described in the declaration, given by the collector of taxes of Dedham, it having been discovered that the title conveyed by the deed was defective by reason of an insufficient notice of the sale by the collector. The plaintiffs did not, within two years after the date of the deed, offer by writing given to the collector, to surrender and discharge their deed, or to assign and transfer to the town all their right, title and interest in the premises, as they might have…
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