Bolton

This action is in form one of partition, although the plaintiff seeks to quiet his title against the defendants. On June 30, 1924, plaintiff, with one T. G. Kelly, purchased at a tax sale a parcel of land situated within the borders of Terra Bella Irrigation District, in Tulare County, California. The land was sold for delinquent county taxes of the fiscal year 1918-19, and said purchasers received a deed from the county tax collector of Tulare County. It is admitted that all proceedings leading up to and included within this sale were regular and valid in all respects. Commencing with the year 1918 and up to and including the year 1924, Terra Bella Irrigation District had in each and every year levied assessments for district purposes on said land. No part of these assessments has even been paid and at the date of the above-mentioned sale, they were all delinquent. From year to year the land was noticed for sale for these delinquencies, and certificates of sale therefor were delivered to said Irrigation District in accordance with the Irrigation District Act, but no deed has yet been passed. Plaintiff commenced this action against the said T, G. Kelly and numerous other…