Fickett v. Hohlfeld

GODFREY, Justice.

Appellant Fickett, asserting his right to a fee simple interest in seventy to eighty acres of unimproved land in the town of Harrington, brought an action to quiet title against appellee Hohlfeld. The Superior Court found that appellant had lost his title to the land by failure to pay taxes on it and that appellee had acquired title through mesne conveyances under a valid tax deed from the town.

The record shows that appellant acquired title in 1951 by a warranty deed conveying to him land described by metes and bounds. Appellant’s deed describes one lot containing forty…