Horab Ex Rel. Horab v. Williams County

In this action the plaintiff and respondent seek to enforce by specific performance a contract which he claims to have made with Williams County by which he became the purchaser of a quarter section of land. He also seeks to quiet title to this land as against the rights of the former owner thereof. The defendant, Hans N. Leom, is the former owner and appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff.

On January 28, 1926, Williams County acquired title to the land in question through tax deed proceedings and retained this title until November 17, 1942, when the land was put up for sale at the…