Tax liens; precedence; enforcement.

See Sec. 49-73a et seq. re municipal liens on proceeds of fire insurance. See Sec. 21-73c re constructive notice of lien. Tax paid by mortgagee to protect the estate a charge on the land. 14 C. 32. Voluntary payment of tax not recoverable. 24 C. 88; 30 C. 395; 47 C. 294; 51 C. 259; 108 C. 48. Foreclosure, after title has become absolute, is a “transfer”. 46 C. 243. Under former statute, lien was good for all owner's taxes, both on realty and personalty, and took precedence of preexisting mortgage, notwithstanding owner had other property subject to levy. 48 C. 243. Owner of equity of redemption acquires no title, by purchase at tax sale, against mortgagee. Id., 395. Land is not rightly listed or liened in name of agent. 59 C. 423. Lien is independent of demand for, or attempt to collect, the tax. Id., 521; 103 C. 261. Land now subject to lien only for tax on itself. 60 C. 117. Under old law, section simply fixed a time beyond which tax lien shall not have precedence over other liens. 68 C. 294; 87 C. 148. Each piece of property subject to lien only for taxes assessed on it. 74 C. 94; 76 C. 699; 91 C. 336. Cited. 106 C. 547; 112 C. 654. Tax liens are superior to mortgages and in computing deficiency judgment on foreclosure should be deducted from appraised value. 116 C. 334. Cited. 121 C. 249; 135 C. 234. Liens had priority over mortgages, judgment lien and tax liens of the United States. 139 C. 363; 155 C. 340. Cited. 196 C. 355; 210 C. 175. Cited. 21 CA 275. Section applies only to real estate sales or foreclosure by sale, and does not apply to instances of strict foreclosure. 196 CA 298. Tax liens entirely statutory; water liens not preferred. 4 CS 431. Lien not choate until rate is set. 19 CS 340.