Bates V. Mitchell

The defendant acquired possession of the property by virtue of a tax deed issued to the State of Arizona and by a subsequent conveyance by the State to defendant. On September 2, 1941, defendant Mitchell filed Cause No. 6738 to quiet the title to the property, based upon his tax title. The defendants in that action were the American Ore Corporation; the State of Arizona; the County of Pinal; and Ethel Griffin, County Treasurer. Service of summons was had upon Wayne Hubbs as statutory agent of the American Ore Corporation, although the corporation had had no legal existence since January 10, 1935, when its charter was revoked by order of the Arizona Corporation Commission for failure to pay the annual registration fees and file its annual report. Judgment was entered in favor of the defendant (plaintiff in that action) on September 29, 1941, quieting his title to the property.