Porter v. Beaty

Citations

• 91 Kan. 871
• 139 P. 424
• 1914 Kan. LEXIS 141

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Tax Deed — On Record Five Years — Interpretation—Presumptions. In a tax deed which has been of record more than five years there was a recital that the certificate of sale was assigned by the purchaser to “C. S. Hinchman, Trustee for the Western Loan Association,” and in the granting clause there ' was á recital that the certificate was presented by and the land conveyed to “said C. S. Hinchman, Trustee for The Western Land Association.” Held, under the rule of interpretation applicable where a deed has been of record more than five years, that presumptively the names mentioned in the deed represent the same party and that the property was conveyed to the assignee of the certificate of sale. Held, further, that the deed sufficiently shows that a separate certificate was issued for each tract sold and also the amount for which each tract was conveyed, and also that the total of the amounts shown to be due for taxes, interest and costs substantially conformed with the aggregate consideration named in the deed.</p>