Sheehy v. Lemons

Citations

• 99 Kan. 283
• 161 P. 662

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Foreclosure of Tax Lien- — Publication Service — Decree Can Not be Attacked Collaterally. The grantee of the purchaser at a tax foreclosure sale, under section 9521 of the General Statutes of 1909, brought this action to eject the fee owner who sought to attack the foreclosure decree on the ground that although a resident of this state she was not served with summons and made no appearance. A proper affidavit for publication was made and although the defendant was then a resident of the state such affidavit and the subsequent publication gave the court jurisdiction so that its decree foreclosing the tax lien was not void and could not be successfully attacked at this time in this action.</p>