Seaver v. Cobb

Citations

• 98 Ill. 200

Syllabus

<p>1. Tax titee—who may acquire—as to party in possession, A party may lawfully purchase a tax title on land, acquired while he was in possession of the same, when he has no claim of title to the land when the taxes mature and the sale is made, and may assert the same against any one who assails his possession.</p> <p>2. There is a class of cases where the person in possession is not allowed to obtain any benefit by such a purchase, such as a tenant holding a lease, or a purchaser in possession under a contract for a deed, or a mortgagor. In such cases the party will be estopped from purchasing a tax title he has allowed to accrue while in possession, and thus defeat the title of the person Under whom he holds.</p>