Plowman v. Morden
South Dakota Supreme Court
. Appeal from 'Circuit Court, Lawrence County. Hon. William G. Ric®, Judge. Action by Adoniram J. Plowman ag-ainst Samuel E. Morden, •to quiet title to realty. From a judgment - for -defendant, and from an order denying a new trial, plaintiff appeals. The purchase by the county at public sale is void.
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. Appeal from 'Circuit Court, Lawrence County. Hon. William G. Ric®, Judge. Action by Adoniram J. Plowman ag-ainst Samuel E. Morden, •to quiet title to realty. From a judgment - for -defendant, and from an order denying a new trial, plaintiff appeals. The purchase by the county at public sale is void. (S. D.) Joy v. Midland State Bank, 128 N. W. page 152 (End of second column.) ; (S. D.) Reckett v. Knight, 16 S. D. 395, 92 N. W. 1077. The -defendant has not paid all -taxes- legally assessed on this NWJ4 of Section 25 during' ten years, or -during- any ten year period, h-en-ce n-o- -title has…
1Opinion of the CourtGates, J.
[1] This is an action begun July 7, 1910, to quiet-title to 320 acres of land in Lawrence county. The defendant claims under a tax deed dated August 21, 1897, and recorded on August 23, 1897, issued upon a sale for the taxes of 1892. The sale was made to Lawrence county.' The deed is void upon its face because it recites that the county was a competitive bidder at said sale. Reckitt v. Knight, 16 S. D. 395; 92 N. W. 1077; Joy v. Midland State Bank, 26 S. D. 244, 128 N. W. 147.
The learned trial court found: That the said defendant, Sam-uel E. Morden, in good faith has paid all of the taxe-s…
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