Bidwell v. City of Tacoma

Citations

• 26 Wash. 518
• 67 P. 259
• 1901 Wash. LEXIS 677

Syllabus

<p>TAX SALES-REDEMPTION-SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE-ASSIGNMENT-NOTICE TO CITY.</p> <p>Under § 121 of tbe charter of the city of Tacoma, which provides that upon redemption of lands sold by the city for taxes the treasurer shall “pay over the amount received for such redemption to the purchaser or his assigns upon an order from the city controller on surrender of the certificate' of purchase,” the city controller is bound to take notice of the possibility of an assignment of the certificate of purchase and to require its surrender, and where the redemption money is paid to the original purchaser, the city is liable therefor to his assignee, irrespective of any agreement between assignor and assignee.</p> <p>SAME — -PAYMENT OF REDEMPTION MONEY TO PURCHASER- — ACTION BY ASSIGNEE OF CERTIFICATE-LIMITATIONS.</p> <p>Where money paid for redemption from a tax sale is received by the city for the purchaser, under a charter provision that it would “pay over the amount received for such redemption to the purchaser or his assigns upon an order from the city controller on surrender of the certificate of purchase,” right of action against the city for payment of such redemption money to the -holder of the certificate of purchase would not accrue until demand upon the city, and consequently the limitation on right of action would not begin to run until the date of such demand.</p>