Ontario Land Co. v. Yordy

Citations

• 212 U.S. 152
• 29 S. Ct. 278
• 53 L. Ed. 449
• 1909 U.S. LEXIS 1803

Syllabus

<p>Although a description may not be technically correct, if it identifies the land it will' sustain a conveyance, or, as in this case, an assessment ■ - for taxes, and notice of. sale therefor when delinquent; and, if the owner knows that the'property so described is his, he is not, by reason of the deficient description, deprived of his property without due process of law. •</p> <p>Where, as in the State of Washington, tax proceedings are in rem, owners are- bound to take notice thereof and to pay taxes on their property, even if assessed to unknown or other persons; and, if an owner stands by and sees the property sold for delinquent taxes, he is not thereby deprived of his property without due process of law.</p>