Finch v. Matthews
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Ward, J. †
This is an appeal by the defendant, city of Seattle, from a decree quieting the plaintiffs’ (respondents’) title to a tract of real estate presently lying within the boundaries of the city. This tract of land was placed on the tax rolls by King County in 1935. The taxes were not paid and the county foreclosed its tax lien, purchased the property at the foreclosure sale in satisfaction of its lien and received a deed from the county treasurer, conveying the property to it in October 1951. On November 6, 1952, the county entered into a real-estate contract, pursuant to RCW 84.64.270,…
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