Rodgers v. Cressman

The complainant, on July 8th, 1905, purchased at tax sale, held by the collector of taxes of the borough of Lavallette, Ocean county, New Jersey, the lands described in the bill of complaint. The bill to foreclose was filed by the complainant a few months prior to the expiration of the twenty-year period limited in the Tax act of 1903 for barring the right of redemption. After the bill was filed and an order of publication against absent defendants taken, the defendant Carrie M. Cressman applied to the solicitor of the complainant to redeem the property from the tax sale. Thereupon, without…