Geil v. Babb

The facts disclose that on December 1, 1924, the parcels of real estate involved herein were sold by the Treasurer of Greene County, Iowa, for the delinquent and unpaid tax against the same for the year 1923 to one Walter Babb. Eight separate tracts had been sold for taxes, and there issued to the purchaser Walter Babb certificates of purchase to the respective tracts. One Arthur A. Geil was the owner of said parcels of real estate at the time the said taxes were levied, and continued to be the legal owner until November 25, 1929, when he conveyed by quitclaim the land in question to the…