Blondel v. Verlinden

Plaintiff brought an action in equity to recover real estate which was sold for delinquent taxes. A tax deed had been issued to Woodbury county for the real estate, which was later sold to one of defendants. Plaintiff, in his petition filed November 21, 1945, asserted that the tax deed to the county was void in that there were several defects in the tax-sale proceeding. The defendants, in their pleadings, maintained that the proceeding was legal and valid, and also claimed that, by virtue of a statute of limitations as to recovery of property to which title has been obtained under tax deed,…