Gebson v. Howe
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Glark District Qowrt. Tuesday, October 1. Action in chancery. The petition alleges that on the 3d day of October, 1868, plaintiffs purchased of the county of Clark certain lands described therein, and oh the 15th day of April, 1869, conveyed the same by deed of general warranty to Ira Fields. The land was conveyed to him by the proper officer of the county under a resolution of the board of supervisors.
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Appeal from Glark District Qowrt. Tuesday, October 1. Action in chancery. The petition alleges that on the 3d day of October, 1868, plaintiffs purchased of the county of Clark certain lands described therein, and oh the 15th day of April, 1869, conveyed the same by deed of general warranty to Ira Fields. The land was conveyed to him by the proper officer of the county under a resolution of the board of supervisors. On the 4th day of November, 1867, the treasurer of the county sold the land for the taxes of 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865 and 1866 to defendant Howe, who, having received a deed on said…
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
— I. The land in question was purchased at sheriff’s sale on the 13th day of November^ 1862, by the county of Olark upon a judgment rendered in October, 1859, on the bond of a defaulting treasurer of the county. A deed was made under this sale to the county on the 29th day of September, 1868, and, on the 3d day of October following, the president of the board of supervisors, under authority of a resolution of the board passed September 21,1867, conveyed' the land to plaintiff, Gibson. It will be seen that although the land was sold for taxes levied before the county obtained the…
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