Richards v. Cole

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brewer, J.:

This was an action by defendant in error, plaintiff below, to quiet his title. It appears that defendant claimed under a tax deed based upon a tax sale made in 1870 for the taxes of the year 1869. The district court found in favor of the plaintiff and quieted his title, adjudging defendant’s tax deed void and refusing him any relief on account of his payment of taxes. It is conceded that the tax deed was regular on its face; but it is claimed, and so the court found, that it was invalid by reason of a void assessment, an insufficient notice…