Strabala v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Sioux District Court. — Hon. C. H. Lewis. Judge. This action involves the title of eighty acres of land. The plaintiff claims under a tax sale and deed, and the defendant is the owner of the patent title. There was a decree for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, C. J.
1. Tax sale and deed: statute of limitations. — I. It is conceded that the tax deed is in due form, and that there is no defect in any of the proceedings upon which it is based. ' x defendant is the owner of the patent title, and the only question presented by the appeal is whether the action is barred by the statute of limitations. It is provided by section 902 of the Code that “no action for the recovery of real property sold for the non-payment of taxes shall lie unless the same be brought within five years after the treasurer’s deed is executed and recorded.” It appears from the record…
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