State Construction Corporation v. Scoggins

Mrs. Scoggins brought a suit in equity to set aside *373a deed of property upon which her house was located. The deed was from the City of Portland to State Construction Corp. and was given because Construction Corp. purchased the property at a sale foreclosing the City’s lien which secured a delinquent assessment for sidewalk construction.

In 1959 the City of Portland constructed a sidewalk upon the property of Mrs. Scoggins and her then husband. An assessment was made against the property and Mrs. Scoggins and her husband made several annual payments. Mrs. Scoggins was divorced in 1964; however,…