Baines v. Alker

Citations

• 207 Pa. 234
• 56 A. 433
• 1903 Pa. LEXIS 485

Syllabus

<p>Tax sale—Registration—Act of February 24, 1871.</p> <p>Where property purchased by Joseph Baines in his lifetime is conveyed after his death to “Jane Baines, administratrix of Joseph Baines, deceased,” and is registered in Allegheny county under the act of February 24, 1871, under the name “ Jane Baines, administratrix of Joseph Baines, deceased,” and the property is subsequently sold for taxes in the name of “ Mrs. Jane Baines,” the tax sale, and the deed based thereon are invalid as against the heirs of Joseph Baines, deceased.</p>