Hoffman v. Woodward

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Benson, J.:

This action is in ejectment to recover a. quarter section of land in the possession of the defendant, Woodward, claimng title under a tax deed which had been of record more than seven years when the action was commenced. The district court held that the tax deed was void upon its face, allowed a lien for taxes and gave judgment for the plaintiff, Hoffman, for recovery of the land. The defendant appealed.

A question of the sufficiency of the appellee’s title was presented on the trial and is discussed in the briefs, but if the appellant’s tax…