Herrington v. Weigel

Opinion

COLOGNE, J.

William R. Herrington and his wife Georgia May Herrington sued in superior court to quiet title to certain real property owned by them and lost at a tax sale for nonpayment of the secured property taxes. The action seeks to invalidate the tax deed of the State of California to William E. Weigel, purchaser at the tax sale.

The Herringtons owned an undivided one-half interest in the property as joint tenants. Mrs. Herrington owned the other undivided one-half as a tenant in common, having acquired it by way of inheritance. The Herringtons had owned the property for a number of…