Van Cise v. Carter

Citations

• 9 S.D. 234
• 68 N.W. 539
• 1896 S.D. LEXIS 144

Syllabus

<p>H. obtained title to land, described as the “Santa Fe Lode Mining Claim, Lot No. 402, embracing 8.80 acres,” and lie afterwards sold and conveyed an undivided half of it. The land was situated miles from Lead City-in L. county, and listed in “Assessor’s List, L. County,” on page headed .“Tax List of L. County,” etc. The assessor wrote “Lead City” on the corner of the page and entitled it “List of Taxable Property Belonging to H. et al., of the Town of-■-, L. County,” etc. Under the ruled space headed “Town Lots” he wrote the words “Santa Fe Lode,” omitting any entry in the spaces headed “School Dist.,” “Lot,’’and “Block.” In the assessment roll on another page, were similar entries, except the numbers of the road and school districts were given. Held, that the description was insufficient.</p>