Smith v. Davidson
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from the District Court of the Third Judicial District for Ada County. Hon. Carl A. Davis, Judge. Action to quiet title to certain real estate based on a tax deed. Judgment for defendant.
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APPEAL from the District Court of the Third Judicial District for Ada County. Hon. Carl A. Davis, Judge. Action to quiet title to certain real estate based on a tax deed. Judgment for defendant. Respondent at all times was properly informed as to the facts: That the property was assessed; that the taxes were a certain amount; that they had not been paid; that she had not been credited with an exemption; and that if an exemption was granted, it would have to be by the board of county commissioners. It is not the duty of the assessor to interpret or dispense the law; his duty is limited to a…
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
— This action was commenced by the plaintiff on October 23d, 1911, to quiet title to ten acres of land situated in Ada county. The respondent filed her answer and cross-complaint, setting forth in substance that her true name was Frances M. Nelson and that she was formerly Frances M. Davidson; denied the ownership and possession of said land in plaintiff, and set up in her cross-complaint that she was a resident widow of this state from November, 1904, until *557April, 1908; that she purchased said land on May 8, 1905, and entered into the possession thereof, and has been in the possession ever…
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- Hayward v. O'ConnorMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
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- Nelson v. ChurchillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
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