Comm'rs of Wabaunsee Co. v. Walker
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wabaunsee District Court. Action brought by Walker against The Board of County Com/m’rs of Wabasmsee Co. to recover the sum of $474.36, paid to the treasurer of Wabaunsee county as interest on delinquent taxes. The defendants demurred. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
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Error from Wabaunsee District Court. Action brought by Walker against The Board of County Com/m’rs of Wabasmsee Co. to recover the sum of $474.36, paid to the treasurer of Wabaunsee county as interest on delinquent taxes. The defendants demurred. The facts are fully stated in the opinion. The district court, at the November Term, 1867, overruled the demurrer, and gave judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the sum claimed and interest, amounting to $568.24. The Board of Commissioners bring the case here on error. Two questions arise: 1st, Can the defendant in error recover money paid under…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Yalentine, J.:
The defendant in error brought an action in the court below to recover from the county of Wabaunsee a certain sum of money which he claims to be due to him under the following circumstances: Certain lands lying within said, county belonging to said Walker were sold for the taxes for the year 1860, and the taxes for the years 1861,1862, and 1863 were subsequently entered on the book of tax sales as provided by law. In 1864 Walker redeemed a part of said lands from said taxes, and in 1865 he redeemed the balance. The treasurer of said…
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