40 Iowa 158 | Iowa | 1874
I. The defendant, Forbes, holds title to an undivided one-lialf of the property derived from one Campbell.
II. An undivided one-half of the lot was sold for taxes, and purchased by one Falkner. Forbes claims title under this tax sale, the tax deed having been made either diredtly to him as the assignee of the certificate, or to his grantor under whom he claims. Under this title and that derived from Campbell, he claims the whole lot. It is shown by the evidence that plaintiff commenced a suit to redeem from this tax sale which is still pending, and he avers in his petition the
We are also of the opinion that plaintiff ought to be permitted to redeem from the sale for taxes. He will be allowed so to do, upon paying one-half of the amount of the tender made by him. As he is the owner of the undivided one-half of the lot only, he cannot be required to pay the taxes due upon tjie whole. The sale was for the taxes upon the whole lot. lie is therefore entitled to redeem upon the terms indicated.
Plaintiff’s title to the undivided one-half of the lot ought to be quieted. And, as we hold that Forbes is the owner of the other undivided interest, the same relief ought to be extended to him, and his title thereto ought also to .be declared valid.
The decree is reversed so far as it declares the title of all of the lot to be vested in Forbes. A decree conforming to this opinion will be entered in this court.
REVERSED.