Goodenow v. Litchfield
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster Circuit Court. This is an action in equity for the recovery of certain sums of money paid by the Iowa Homestead Company, the plaintiff’s assignor, on account of taxes upon certain lands. The ownership of the lands was in dispute between the Homestead Company and the defendant Litchfield, and the taxes in question were paid during said controversy. The title to the land was finally determined to be in the defendant Litchfield.
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Appeal from Webster Circuit Court. This is an action in equity for the recovery of certain sums of money paid by the Iowa Homestead Company, the plaintiff’s assignor, on account of taxes upon certain lands. The ownership of the lands was in dispute between the Homestead Company and the defendant Litchfield, and the taxes in question were paid during said controversy. The title to the land was finally determined to be in the defendant Litchfield. It is now claimed by the plaintiff that he, as assignee of the Homestead Company, should be reimbursed for the taxes so paid, because the same were…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
The lands upon which the taxes were paid are situated in Webster county, and the taxes in controversy were paid to the treasurer of that county. The county is made a party defendant, but as we understand the record, it is not claimed that the county is liable to the plaintiff. The relief prayed is that an account be taken of the amount of taxes that defendant should pay, and that a decree for the proper amount be entered up against the defendant in the name of the plaintiff, or in the name of Webster county, for the use and benefit of the plaintiff, and made a lien on the lands upon which the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Aurora City v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Homestead Company v. Valley RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Miles v. CaldwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- City of Davenport v. C., R. I. & P. R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1874
- Goodnow v. MoultonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
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