Negus v. Yancey
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jefferson District Court. This controversy relates to the legal ownership of lots 1, 2 and 4 in block 6, of the Oakland addition to the town of Fairfield. In November,, ,1860, these lots were sold for the delinquent taxes of 1858 and 1859, being the property of Jesse Williams, and purchased by defendants, who, on the 14th of December, 1863, received a deed therefor from the treasurer of Jefferson county, the same being unredeemed at that date.
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Appeal from Jefferson District Court. This controversy relates to the legal ownership of lots 1, 2 and 4 in block 6, of the Oakland addition to the town of Fairfield. In November,, ,1860, these lots were sold for the delinquent taxes of 1858 and 1859, being the property of Jesse Williams, and purchased by defendants, who, on the 14th of December, 1863, received a deed therefor from the treasurer of Jefferson county, the same being unredeemed at that date. The sale of this property was carried upon, or otherwise noticed in the tax sale books. Subsequently, in January, 1861, these lots wore…
1Opinion of the Court
Lowe, Ch. J.'
1. tax sales : redumption. The revenue law, under which these taxes accrued and became delinquent, gave to the owner five yeai’S from the date of the sale, within which re¿eem the property so sold for taxes. This law, however, was repealed April 3d, 1860, without any saving clause as to the time of redemption, and replaced bv a new revenue law of that date, which allowed only three years within which to redeem property sold for delinquent taxes. It was under this latter law that the property in question was sold for the taxes in arrear for the years 1858-9.
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