Larson v. Murphy

Citations

• 105 Wash. 36
• 177 P. 657
• 1919 Wash. LEXIS 512

Syllabus

<p>Taxation (153, 209)—Fobeclosube—Summons by Publication— Evidence to Set Aside. In an action to set aside tax deeds, the evidence shows that plaintiff in a tax foreclosure used due diligence and was unable to locate the owner for personal service before resorting to service by publication, where it appears.that diligent inquiry was prosecuted without success and that the owner had left the city without leaving any address.</p> <p>Same (163)—Tax Title—Conclusiveness—Burden of Proof. The burden is upon the owner who asserts the invalidity of a tax title to overcome the deed by competent and controlling evidence.</p> <p>Same (151-154)-—Foreclosure—Notice to Owner. The owner of property is chargeable with knowledge of the delinquency of taxes and of every step in the tax foreclosure.</p>