Young v. Boswell

This case involves the validity of a resale tax deed. The principal question is whether such a deed is invalid when the amount of taxes for which the land was advertised to be sold, and sold to the county, was erroneously computed to be in excess of the amount actually due. Such erroneous computation in this case was due to the failure of the officials to make a reduction in the original levy when a portion thereof had been declared illegal by judgment of the Court of Tax Review. The excess in this case was 60 cents.

The question is presented by the following situation: On December 10,1929,…