Tredway v. McDonald
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. One William E. Henry, being the owner of certain real estate in Sioux City, conveyed the same to Mary E. Casady on the 2d day of July, 1858. Mary E. Casady conveyed said premises to P. M. Casady on the 20th day of February, 1865. P. M. Casady conveyed to O. C. Tredway, March 14, 1865. O. C. Tredway conveyed to John M. Tredway, the plaintiff herein, on the 24th day of January, 1877. The city taxes upon said real estate were unpaid for the…
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Appeal from Woodbury District Court. One William E. Henry, being the owner of certain real estate in Sioux City, conveyed the same to Mary E. Casady on the 2d day of July, 1858. Mary E. Casady conveyed said premises to P. M. Casady on the 20th day of February, 1865. P. M. Casady conveyed to O. C. Tredway, March 14, 1865. O. C. Tredway conveyed to John M. Tredway, the plaintiff herein, on the 24th day of January, 1877. The city taxes upon said real estate were unpaid for the year 1859, and on the 31st day of July, 1860, the same was sold at tax sale by the marshal of said city to one George…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
i. tax deed: estoppel. — I. Appellant insists that he holds title to the property in controversy by virtue of the tax deed from the city marshal to Weare, and the subsequent conveyances down to the plaintiff, coupled with adverse possession from November 1, 1863. The tax deed in question was upon a sale for the delinquent taxes of 1859. The sale was had on July 31, 1860. The law in force which regulated tax sales was sections 503 to 508 of the Code of 1851, which merely gave the tax sale purchaser a lien for the taxes, and required that the lien created by a tax sale and deed should be…
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