Gunn v. Brower

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

A tax deed, not challenged except as to the sufficiency of the description, purported to convey “the south half of the southwest quarter of section 7” in a designated township and range. The district court sustained the holder’s claim of title to land properly described under the government survey as “lot 4 and the south half of the east half of the southwest quarter” of that section. The only question presented is, Was this error?

The township in which the land is situated is slightly deficient in acreage. Under the federal statute (Rev.…