Legal Opinion
Eddie Orcutt v. Charles Chambliss
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided January 16, 2018No. 2016–CA–00902–COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, C.J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. In this case, we must determine whether the chancellor erred in voiding a tax sale and in finding that the tax-sale purchaser did not acquire the subject property by adverse possession. Additionally, we must determine if statutory damages were properly awarded to the tax-sale purchaser. Finding error regarding the chancellor's calculation of the statutory damages, we affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. In July 2014, Eddie Orcutt filed a complaint in the Jefferson County Chancery Court to quiet and confirm tax title in a particular…
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