Farmers Loan & Trust Co. v. Joseph

In September, 1895, a petition in an action to foreclose certain tax certificates was filed in the district court for Holt county. The land itself was made defendant, as were also the owners of the land, John Joseph and William Grafe, who at the time were residents of Saunders county in this state. The record before us is defective, confused, and incomplete, and, so far as it shows, no summons was ever issued or served. On December 7, 1895, a voluntary dismissal was filed by the plaintiff. No order of dismissal appears. The record does not show any appearance of the defendants by answer or…