Whitehead v. Desserich

Defendant in error had judgment in a suit to quiet title in which the plaintiff in error was the only defendant who appeared and answered. The parties will be designated as in the trial court.

The complaint alleged plaintiff’s ownership and possession, and that the defendants asserted some interest or claim in the land in question, and prayed that the defendants might be required to set forth the nature of their claims, etc.

Defendant Whitehead answered denying the plaintiff’s title and possession, and alleging that defendant had a lien upon the property by virtue of tax certificates on sales…