Taylor v. Miles
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Miami County. This was an action of ejectment brought by Thomas Taylor against Enos M. Miles, for a certain quarter section of land. The land in question remained vacant, or unoccupied by any one, until in January, 1869, when the defendant, Miles, took possession under his deed, and continued in possession until the time of trial. The only title on which the plaintiff' below relied was a tax deed.
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Error from, Miami County. This was an action of ejectment brought by Thomas Taylor against Enos M. Miles, for a certain quarter section of land. The land in question remained vacant, or unoccupied by any one, until in January, 1869, when the defendant, Miles, took possession under his deed, and continued in possession until the time of trial. The only title on which the plaintiff' below relied was a tax deed. It appears from the record in this case that the treasurer of Miami county, on the 23d of September, 1859, sold the land in controversy for the non-payment of the taxes assessed thereon…
1Opinion of the Court
*505 By the Court,
Valentine, J.
The plaintiff in error states in his brief that “The land, the subject matter of this litigation, was assessed for taxation in the year 1858, and sold for the taxes of that year. It is an admitted fact in the case, that this land was not entered at the district land office until the 30th day of July, 1858, and hence was not subject to taxation for that year. It is also conceded that the tax-deed of the plaintiff in error was recorded on the 27th day of April, A. D. 1863, and that said land from the time of the record of the tax-deed until February 1st, 1869, was…
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