Rosenberg v. Borst

No notice was given to any one by defendant of his intention to- apply for the tax deed, and it is conceded that if the allegation in defendant’s affidavit of non-possession or non-occupancy of the premises was untrue the tax deed is void, — this concession being necessary under the statutes, sec. 75.12, formerly sec. 1175, and sec. 75.14, formerly sec. 1176, and decisions of this court. Potts v. Cooley, 51 Wis. 353, 355, 8 N. W. 153; Elofrson v. Lindsay, 90 Wis. 203, 206, 63 N. W. 89; Towne v. Salentine, 92 Wis. 404, 408, 66 N. W. 395.

At the time of plaintiff’s purchase in June, 1915, there…