Fastenau v. Engel

The parties to this action herein occupy the same relative positions in which they appeared in the trial court and we shall refer to them as plaintiff and defendant, or by name.

In April, 1948 plaintiff brought suit to quiet title to land held by defendant, Engel, under a treasurer’s deed issued in September, 1943. Defendant answered the complaint, asserting ownership of the land by virtue of the treasurer’s deed, and as separate defenses set forth that plaintiff’s predecessors in title had abandoned said premises; failed to pay taxes thereon, and that plaintiff is “barred by laches from…