Carson v. Fulbright

Citations

• 80 Kan. 624
• 103 P. 139
• 1909 Kan. LEXIS 126

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Tax Deeds — Quitclaim, Deed to the Purchaser from the Mortgagor — Merger. One who is not under' any obligation to pay taxes upon land, nor in privity with one so liable, may obtain a tax title thereto, and when in possession and claiming title under such a tax deed, apparently valid, may accept a conveyance from the former owner without incurring thereby the risk of losing his land for failure to pay a mortgage given by such former owner and outstanding when the taxes bécame delinquent, although the mortgagor had covenanted in the mortgage to pay the taxes.</p>