29 Kan. 711 | Kan. | 1883
The opinion of the court was delivered by
While the prayer of the petition filed in this case is to the effect that the judgment rendered in the district court of Leavenworth county, on the 6th day of May, 1874, in favor of F. C. Eames, against E. S. W. Drought, and now alleged to be owned by the plaintiff, may be adjudged a lien upon the lands of the defendant in Wyandotte county, not exempt from sale upon execution, the principal object of the action was to vacate the order of the district court of Leavenworth county, of the date of April 22d, 1881, confirming the sheriff's sale of real estate made July 13th, 1874. The objections to that confirmation recited, are that it was made without notice to the opposite party, and no one appeared to oppose the same; further, that on the 13th day of July, 1874, when Eames bid off the premises at the sheriff's sale, one David Schwartz was the owner of two several certificates of tax sales upon the land for taxes assessed against it, and that on the 17th day of June, 1875, the county clerk of Leavenworth county executed to the said Schwartz two sev- . eral tax deeds thereon, which said tax deeds were recorded ■September 24th, 1881.
In the first place, we do not think that the orders and judgments of the district court of Leavenworth county could be
The order of confirmation of April 22d, 1881, was not void for want of notice to Eames or his assignee. A sale of real estate may be confirmed at any time after the sheriff has made his return to the execution or order of sale, and on the motion of any person interested therein, or on the court’s own motion, and with or without the consent of the sheriff; and the confirmation of the sale relates back to the date thereof. (Code, §458; Ferguson v. Tutt, 8 Kas. 370; Johnson v. Lindsay, 27 Kas. 514; Baker v. Hall, ante, p. 617.)
According to the petition, the delay in asking for the order of confirmation was the result of the negligence of Eames, or his assignee, F. W. Perkins. For this delay Drought was not responsible. As Drought paid all the costs, and as the original judgment was for the sum of $292.22 only, the sum of $320 bid for the land, fully equaled the judgment. It is contended, however, that on account of the tax deeds of the date of June 17th, 1875, recorded September 24th, 1881, Eames was not bound by his bid, as the tax liens were sufficient grounds for releasing him therefrom. Further, as Drought had no title to the real estate described in the petition at the date of confirmation, plaintiff is entitled to have that order adjudged void. Not so. Earned was the.mort
The judgment of the district court sustaining the demurrer will be affirmed.