J. W. Wheeler Co. v. Pates
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered December 18, 1905, in favor of tbe plaintiff, after a bearing on the merits, decreeing a lien against land for taxes and assessments plaid by the holders of an invalid tax title.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
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This action was brought for the purpose of subjecting certain land to a lien for taxes and assessments paid thereon by one not the real owner. On or about January 4, 1900, one Bailey purchased a delinquent tax certificate from the treasurer of King county, which purported to be for delinquent taxes upon the land in question. He thereafter *248brought suit to foreclose, and as a result thereof obtained a deed from the county treasurer for the property. Thereafter, the superior court of King county adjudged that the foreclosure aforesaid was null and void, and that the title acquired by Bailey…
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