State ex rel. National Fire Insurance v. Scott
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Alternative writ of mandamus issued from the district court for Hennepin county directed to Hugh R. Scott as auditor and David C. Bell as treasurer of that county, requiring them, respectively, to certify and accept the amount necessary to effect a redemption of certain land from a tax sale. Frank E. Byers, as holder of the certificate of sale, intervened.
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Alternative writ of mandamus issued from the district court for Hennepin county directed to Hugh R. Scott as auditor and David C. Bell as treasurer of that county, requiring them, respectively, to certify and accept the amount necessary to effect a redemption of certain land from a tax sale. Frank E. Byers, as holder of the certificate of sale, intervened. The, case was tried before Harrison, J., who made findings of fact and as conclusion of law found that relator, was entitled to a peremptory writ. From a judgment entered pursuant to the findings, intervener appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
This appeal is from a judgment for mandamus to the auditor and treasurer of Hennepin county, directing the former to deliver relator his official certificate stating the true amount necessary to be paid to make redemption from a tax judgment on an improved city lot in Minneapolis, and to the latter requiring that officer to accept and receive such sum when tendered for that purpose.
The jurisdiction of the court to grant this relief is questioned, but in sustaining relator’s claim we need take no further time than to refer to the cases in this court which have either sustained or 'recognized…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State ex rel. Kipp v. NordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Forrest v. HenrySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- State ex rel. Ray v. HaldenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Kipp v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Gahre v. BerrySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
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- Drew v. County of BowmanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1931