Blakemore v. Cooper
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Cass county; Pollock, J. Action by Robert B. Blakemore, as executor, and others, against John Cooper and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. A tax title is purely technical as distinguished from a meritorious one, and depends for its validity upon a strict coinpliance with all the provisions of the statute.
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Appeal from District Court, Cass county; Pollock, J. Action by Robert B. Blakemore, as executor, and others, against John Cooper and another. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. A tax title is purely technical as distinguished from a meritorious one, and depends for its validity upon a strict coinpliance with all the provisions of the statute. Black on Tax Titles, section 409; Kern v. Clark, 59 Minn. 70, 60 N. W. 809; Bendixon v. Fenton, 31 N. W. 685; Haller v. Blaco, 10 Neb. 36, 4 N. W. 362; Salmer et al. v. Lathrop et al., 10 S. D. 216-225, 72 N. W. 573; Hiles v. Atlee et al., 90…
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
The plaintiff brought this action under chapter 5, page 9, Laws 1901, to determine adverse claims to the north 50 feet of lot 6, in block 37, Keeney & Devitt’s second addition to the city of Fargo. The plaintiff’s interest therein was acquired through purchase at three separate tax sales, to wit, .the sales for the 1890, 1892, and 1893 taxes, and upon which tax deeds were issued in 1902. The sales were made to Louis A. Kedney, and tax sale certificates issued to him. The deeds were issued to “Robert B. Blakemore, executor, and Laura B. Kedney, executrix.” The complaint alleges that Louis A.…
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