Gibson v. Trisler

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Greene, J.:

This was an action in ejectment. The only question reserved for our determination is the validity of the tax deed relied upon by the defendants, which had been of record more than five years. If this deed is valid on its face, the judgment must be affirmed ; if invalid, it must be reversed.

The deed, after showing.that the taxes on the lots in question were delinquent for the year 1892, and that the lots had been advertised for sale for such delinquent taxes in September, 1893, and not having been sold were “therefore bid off by the county…