Wren v. Dixon
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from Third Judicial District Court, Eureka County; Peter Breen, Judge. Action to quiet title by Mary Wren, administratrix of the estate of Thomas Wren, deceased, and by Mary Wren, individually, and Thomas Wren, Jr., and Marie Wren, minors, by their guardian ad litem, L. F. Thomas, against Thomas Dixon. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
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Appeal from Third Judicial District Court, Eureka County; Peter Breen, Judge. Action to quiet title by Mary Wren, administratrix of the estate of Thomas Wren, deceased, and by Mary Wren, individually, and Thomas Wren, Jr., and Marie Wren, minors, by their guardian ad litem, L. F. Thomas, against Thomas Dixon. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed as to appellant Mary Wren, and reversed as to appellants Thomas Wren, Jr., and Marie Wren, and judgment ordered to be entered in accordance with the prayer of their complaint to the extent of their interest as heirs of Thomas Wren,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
McCarran, J.
(after stating the facts) :
As we view the case at bar, it presents two questions of primary importance: First, in view of the provisions of section 1 of article 10 of the constitution of this state as amended in 1906 (Stats. 1907, p. 501), was the assessment made in 1909 by the assessor of Eureka County of $10 per acre on the patented mining claim of Thomas Wren, deceased, a valid assessment, and incidental to this, were the certificate of sale and deed made to the defendant Dixon valid instruments? Second, is the action barred by the statute of limitations? We shall…
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