French v. Taylor
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF "WASHINGTON. This was a suit to quiet title to certain real estate, brought in the Superior Court of .King County, Washington, by Sarah Woodward and Sarah Woodward as executrix of Henry S. Woodward, against H. C. Taylor and others. Sarah Woodward resigned her letters as executrix and John H. McCraw wras appointed administrator with the will annexed, and thereupon was made a co-plaintiff.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF "WASHINGTON. This was a suit to quiet title to certain real estate, brought in the Superior Court of .King County, Washington, by Sarah Woodward and Sarah Woodward as executrix of Henry S. Woodward, against H. C. Taylor and others. Sarah Woodward resigned her letters as executrix and John H. McCraw wras appointed administrator with the will annexed, and thereupon was made a co-plaintiff. The Superior Court entered a decree of dismissal and plaintiffs took the cause by appeal' to the Supreme Court of Washington, which affirmed the judgment. 33…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
We'understand it to be conceded, as it must be, that no Federal question was raised on the record prior to judgment unless by the eleventh clause of paragraph V of the first cause of action set forth in the complaint. The paragraph asserted in substance the invalidity of the tax deed in that the names of the real owners of the property were not given and the name of a person was given as owner who was not such; that the return of the assessor was insufficient; that the certificate of the county auditor was not attached to each book containing the tax list; that the delivery of the assessment…
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