Pettijohn v. County of Furnas

This is a suit to redeem from a tax foreclosure sale. The trial court denied relief to the plaintiff and she appeals.

The record shows that on April 11, 1939, the county-purchased tax sale certificates Nos. 207 and 208 covering the two tracts of land involved in the present litigation. On November 14, 1944, the county commenced a tax foreclosure suit in which the plaintiff in the present case was made a party defendant and personally served with summons. She defaulted and on January 29, 1945, a decree of foreclosure was entered against the present plaintiff. On April 17, 1945, pursuant to the…