Dyke v. Whyte
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from District Court of Lake County. Action by original owner to recover land sold for taxes. Trial by tbe court without a jury; finding and judgment in favor of defendant. Plaintiff appeals. ■ ■ •
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Elliott
*297This is a civil action in the nature of ejectment.- The plaintiff Dyke claims title as owner in fee of the premises through sundry mesne «conveyances from the United States. The defendant Whyte claims by virtue of a sale of the premises for taxes. There is no controversy as to the original validity of the plaintiff’s title. The issue of the case turns-upon the effect to be given to certain deeds and other documentary evidence produced by the parties respectively.
Two principal objections are urged against the validity of the tax title relied upon by defendant; first, that the property in…
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