Madigan v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““Appellants first cite R. S. 79-2503 and 79-2505 and a number of Kansas decisions prescribing and holding that an action to defeat and avoid a conveyance of land for taxes ,is barred if not commenced within five years from the time of the recording of the tax deed. These statutes and decisions have reference to defects, irregularities and omissions in the tax proceedings which may render the tax deed voidable, but they do not apply or control where the tax deed is void on its face. Actions to set aside tax deeds as void on their face are not barred by the five-year statute of limitations. (Richards v. Thompson, 43 Kan. 209 , 23 Pac. 106 , and Doudna v. Harlan, 45 Kan. 484 , 25 Pac. 883 .)” (p. 270.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ruth v. Fletcher