Legal Opinion

Mayer v. Gibson

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 26, 1921No. 15952Published

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lincoln county, Truax, J., entered January 7, 1920, in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to remove a cloud upon title to land subjected to a tax lien.

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.

— As of the date of March 1, 1917, twenty-five thousand bushels of wheat were assessed in Lincoln county as the property of E. E. Mayer. The taxes levied thereon not having been paid, the county treasurer in due time selected certain land owned by Mayer and charged it therewith. Thereafter, claiming he was not the owner of the wheat on March 1, 1917, he brought this action to have the cloud on the title to the land by the tax lien removed, and to .enjoin the county treasurer from selling the land in payment of the tax. Trial in the superior court resulted in a judgment in favor of the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Hatch v. Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Kimberly v. . PatchinNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
  3. Russell v. . CarringtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
  4. Welch v. SpiesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
  5. Burrows v. . WhitakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1877

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