Finch V. Matthews

This is an appeal by the defendant, city of Seattle, from a decree quieting the plaintiffs' (respondents') title to a tract of real estate presently lying within the boundaries of the city. This tract of land was placed on the tax rolls by King County in 1935. The taxes were not paid and the county foreclosed its tax lien, purchased the property at the foreclosure sale in satisfaction of its lien and received a deed from the county treasurer, conveying the property to it in October 1951. On November 6, 1952, the county entered into a real-estate contract, pursuant to RCW 84.64.270, by which it agreed to sell the property to the plaintiffs for a purchase price of $1,005. The purchase price was paid by the plaintiffs, and on November 1, 1962, they received the county treasurer's deed conveying the property to them.