People ex rel. Presburg v. McEwen

Citations

• 23 Cal. 54
• 1863 Cal. LEXIS 182

Syllabus

<p>Undeb the Revenue Law of 1860 lands owned by several persons as tenants in common may be assessed to them jointly.</p> <p>Where lands are thus assessed to several persons jointly by the Revenue Law of 1860, the owner of an undivided portion may pay his proportion of the tax and thus release his portion of the land from the lien of the tax; but unless he makes this payment before a sale is made of the land under a judgment recovered for the tax this right is gone, and a redemption can only be effected by a payment of the entire judgment and all charges.</p> <p>After a sale of lands under a judgment recovered for taxes a 'redemption cannot be made by paying a portion of the bid equal to the interest of the redemption in the parcel sold.</p> <p>If the land is sold in separate parcels by the officer a redemption of distinct parcels can only be made by paying the whole sum bid on any distinct piece sold separately.</p>