Pitts v. Seavey
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Sioux District Court. — Hon. Geo. W. Wakefield, Judge. Action to quiet title. There was a decree for the plaintiff:, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtKinne, J.
The plaintiff’s claim to the land in controversy is based upon two chains of title, one by patent from the United States to John Fleming in 1860, and by deed from Fleming’s widow and heirs in 1886. The other chain is through a series of mesne conveyances from one Alex. Johnson, who derived his title by virtue of a tax deed issued to him by the treasurer of.' Sioux county, Iowa, in pursuance of a sale had August. 3, 1868, for the delinquent taxes due on the land for the years 1861 to 1866. One of these mesne owners of.' the tax title was Preston C. Hudson, who, by warranty deed, dated March…
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