Name in which real estate sold

79-2315. Name in which real estate sold. When any real estate is sold for taxes, it shall not be necessary to sell it as the property of any person or persons; and no sale of any real estate for taxes shall be considered invalid on account of its having been charged on the tax roll in any other name than that of the rightful owner, but such real estate must be in other respects described on the tax roll as provided by K.S.A. 79-2316, and the taxes for which it is sold must be due and unpaid at the time of such sale. History: L. 1876, ch. 34, § 118; R.S. 1923, 79-2315; L. 1941, ch. 375, § 6; September 1. Source or prior law: L. 1866, ch. 118, § 75; G.S. 1868, ch. 107, § 92. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Sale not vitiated by failure to enter owner's true name. Pritchard v. Madren, 24 Kan. 486, 492. 2. Omission of name of owner from notices; sale not invalidated. Shoup v. C. B. U. P. Rld. Co., 24 Kan. 547, 562. 3. Mentioned; tax foreclosure action; mortgage foreclosure purchaser made defendant but not as owner, effect. Sheridan County Comm'rs v. Acre, 160 Kan. 278, 286, 287, 160 P.2d 250. 4. Court without jurisdiction under K.S.A. 79-2801 where taxes not delinquent. Shell Oil Co. v. Board of County Comm'rs, 165 Kan. 642, 647, 649, 197 P.2d 925. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026