Legal Opinion

Fleming v. Stearns

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 1912No. 9903PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered June 30, 1911, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action to set aside a tax deed.

1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.

For several years prior and subsequent to 1897, the plaintiff, Iva F. Fleming, and T. M. Fleming, her husband, who held the record title, owned certain real estate, in the city of Spokane, upon which they failed to pay taxes for the years 1897 to 1901, inclusive. On June 9, 1903, the treasurer of Spokane county issued a certificate of delinquency to the defendant J. W. Stearns. On October 26, 1903, Mr. Stearns, represented by the deputy prosecuting attorney of Spokane county, instituted a foreclosure proceeding on the certificate, and filed with the clerk of the superior court the sheriff’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Huber v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Baylis v. KerrickWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Jones v. LeslieWashington Supreme Court · 1910

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Buty v. GoldfinchWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Savage v. AshWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Sparks v. Standard Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Turpen v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Kupka v. ReidWashington Supreme Court · 1957

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