Legal Opinion
Vandermeulen v. Burwell
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided April 15, 1912No. 3513PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Washington District Court. Hon. H. P. Burke, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Presiding Judge Scott
delivered the opinion of the court.
This action is one to quiet title to the sw. % of • sec. 21, twp. 5 s., r. 52 w., in Washington county. The plaintiff alleged and proved title in himself derived by mesne conveyances from the government.
The defendant relied on three certain tax deeds based on as many sales of the premises for taxes. The conrt excluded each of these tax deeds as evidence for the reasons hereinafter suggested, and rendered judgment for the plaintiff.
The first deed is dated November 16th, 1901, and is based on a sale of 1898 for the taxes of 1897. The deed…
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