Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Brown

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 8, 1887PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Bing gold Circuit Court. Action to enforce plaintiff’s alleged right to redeem from certain tax sales. A decree granting plaintiff tbe relief prayed for was rendered by the circuit court. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.

I. Eliza A. Johnson was substituted as plaintiff, and the decree was rendered in her favor. No questions are raised involving plaintiff’s title to the land, or the regularity of the tax sales.

II. Plaintiff claims the right to redeem upon the ground that the proof of the service of notice, by publication of the *610expiration of the time within which redemption from the tax sale is authorized, as prescribed by the statute, was not made. The alleged defect in such proof is in the affidavit of the holder of the certificate, which is in the following language: “ I, J. N. Brown, being duly sworn, on…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Stull v. MooreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rowland v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
  2. Smith v. HeathSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
  3. Woodward v. TaylorWashington Supreme Court · 1903

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