Washington Supreme Court July 28, 1908, No. 7405 (Stevens v. Doohen)

Mount, J.

This action was brought by the appellants to set aside a tax deed, to quiet title, and to obtain possession of lot 23, in block 1707, in the city of Tacoma. It appears that the appellants, A. E. Stevens and wife, acquired this lot in the year 1888. They paid no taxes on the lot after the year 1895. The taxes became delinquent for the year 1896 and subsequent years.