Steele v. Dye

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

John T. Steele, having possession of a tract of land under a compromise tax deed more than five years old, brought an action to quiet his title. Charlotte A. Dye, one of the defendants, answered claiming title in herself, alleging the invalidity of the tax deed upon various grounds, and asking that it be set aside and that she be given possession of the property. A stipulation was filed providing that the case should be submitted upon certain agreed facts. The plaintiff’s cause of action upon his petition was then, upon his request, dismissed…