82 Iowa 240 | Iowa | 1891
The plaintiff became the owner of the land described April 11, 1882, and has been in possession thereof by his tenant, W. C. Palmer, since March 17, 1887. On March 17,- 1886, he filed written notice with the treasurer of Guthrie county, appointing Charles S. Fogg, of Stuart, Guthrie county, Iowa, as agent, upon whom service of notice of expiration of the right of redemption from tax sale of the land in controversy was to be made. The taxes for the year 1881 were unpaid and delinquent, and the land was duly advertised and offered for sale on October 2, 1882. The certificate under which the defendant claims recites that “the whole of the following described parcel of real property, situated in the county and state aforesaid, was sold to J. M. Brown for taxes for the year- 1881, which was the least quantity bid for, and the full payment has been made therefor for the following taxes, interest and costs due and remaining unpaid upon each parcel of land as herein set forth.” Following this, in the proper columns, said quarter section is described, and under the head “number of acres sold” are the figures “18.” This certificate was to J. M. Brown, who thereafter assigned the same to the defendant Blacldston. On March 11, 1883, defendant Blacldston paid the taxes on eighteen-one-hundred-and-sixtieths of said quarter section. The defendant Blacldston caused notice of the expiration of the right of redemption from said sale to
I. The first contention to be noticed is whether the description of the lands sold to the defendant’s assignor
The decree of the district court is aeeirmed.