Moreland v. Steen
Moreland v. Steen
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The certiorari in this case brings up summary proceedings to dispossess a tenant. The only question therefore before us is whether the District Court had jurisdiction. No objection is made to tire affidavit on which the proceedings were based. The objection is to the proof at the trial. In view of the limitation upon our power of review in cases of this character, the question is within very narrow limits. We cannot review the findings of fact by the trial judge; we can only. determine whether there was. any evidence from which he might have found the existence of the jurisdictional facts. No evidence is before us except a certificate of sale for taxes, and there is no finding of facts or agreed state of tire case. The docket shows that the landlord’s agent gave testimony and that the agreement was offered in evidence. We must therefore assume that the facts set forth in the landlord’s affidavit were proved; otherwise the tenant would have moved to dismiss, and the District Court would not have proceeded to render judgment in favor of the plaintiff for possession. This situation makes a prima facie case of jurisdiction and we must dismiss the certiorari unless evidence was introduced by the defendant of some new fact which demonstrates the want of jurisdiction. The defendant relies on the certificate of the tax sale. This certificate was made February 6th, 1915, and recorded as a mortgage April 6th, 1915. The statute (Comp. Stat., p. 5135, pl. 56) gives the holder of the certificate of sale the right to the immediate possession of the property and to the rents and profits from and after the date of the certificate. ApiDarently the prosecutor thinks it is conclusive against the landlord’s claim that there was default in the payment of the rent, and as failure to prove this default would be a failure to prove a jurisdic
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- LEONARD MORELAND, PROSECUTOR v. LENA ABBOTT STEEN
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- Published