Patton v. Sartin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allen, J.:

This was an action in ejectment to recover land held by defendants under a tax deed. Defendants prevailed, and plaintiff appeals.

The suit involves the title to lot 18, block 4, in Cornell’s second subdivision, an addition to Kansas City, Kan. The plaintiff, who acquired title to the property in 1916, left the state in 1920 and did not return until 1936.

In 1929 the board of county commissioners of Wyandotte county brought an action to foreclose a lien for taxes on various parcels of land. Based on a judgment in that action, a sheriff’s deed to…