Adams v. Burdick
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Olay District Oourt. The plaintiff claims to be tbe owner of 280 acres of land in Clay county. He avers that the defendant, Charles Rays claims to own it by virtue of tax deeds executed to him during the year 1881. But he avers that the deeds are invalid, for the reason that the land was not assessed for the years for which it was sold; that no taxes were legally levied'upon the land for those years; and that there was no proper notice given of the expiration of…
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Appeal from Olay District Oourt. The plaintiff claims to be tbe owner of 280 acres of land in Clay county. He avers that the defendant, Charles Rays claims to own it by virtue of tax deeds executed to him during the year 1881. But he avers that the deeds are invalid, for the reason that the land was not assessed for the years for which it was sold; that no taxes were legally levied'upon the land for those years; and that there was no proper notice given of the expiration of the time for redemption. He avers that he has offered to pay the amount necessary to redeem, but avers that he is unable…
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Ch. J.
i tax sale and to redeem1?6 ticeno“súf-°’ flcieut. The plaintiff’s claim is not set up in different counts, and while he asks that his title be quieted, an<^ ma^es some allegations which might be designed to show that he is entitled to that relief, 7et his unqualified offer to redeem we regard as sufficient to determine that the action is an action for redemption. Such being our view, we have only to consider whether the notice of the expiration of redemption is sufficient, and, if not, whether the plaintiff is in condition to be allowed to take advantage of such fact. The notice…
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