Townsend v. Mallory

Citations

• 94 Kan. 297
• 146 P. 318
• 1915 Kan. LEXIS 88

Syllabus

<p>syllabus BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Taxation — Indefinite Description of Real Estate — Tax Deed Void. A tax deed which was less than five years old when attacked, and in which the land was described as “The east half of the southwest quarter of section twenty-three (23) township twelve (12) range thirteen (13) less six (6) acres situated in the county of Shawnee and state of Kansas,” is void, and extraneous evidence is not admissible for the purpose of locating- the land intended to be conveyed.</p>