Adams v. Slee

BUCK (G. F.), J., pro tem.

The defendant appeals from a judgment quieting title of plaintiff and respondent to 40 acres of land in Madera County within the boundaries of the Madera Irrigation District. Plaintiff’s claim of title is based on a tax deed executed by the collector of the Madera Irrigation District after a sale of the land for failure to pay certain taxes levied by the Irrigation District.

Appellant claims that the tax deed relied on by respondent is void for the following reasons: 1st. That the tax deed was prematurely executed; 2d. That there was an unlawful delay in the…