Hewitt v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Sioux District Court. — Hon. George W. Wakefield, Judge. Action in equity to quiet the title to eighty acres of land in Sioux county, claimed by the plaintiff through a tax deed. There was a hearing on the merits, and a decree in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, C. J.
In the year 1859 a patent for the land in question was issued by the United States to the defendant Morgan. On the twenty-sixth day of August, 1871, the treasurer of Sioux county executed and delivered to William H. Gurley a tax deed, for the land, which purports to be based upon a sale for delinquent taxes of the years 1864, 1865, and 1866, held on the third day of August, 1868. Subsequently conveyances of the land were made as follows: By Gurley to Laura Chamberlain; by Laura Chamberlain to Gurley; "by Gurley to John Koster; by John Koster to Jacob Koster; by Jacob Koster to the plaintiff;…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stephens v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Mathews v. CulbertsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1891
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