Burchell v. Hammons

CULLEN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the complaint of the plaintiff-appellant, T. T. Burchell. He instituted the action to quiet his title to lands held by the appellees, and to collect damages allegedly sustained because of their interference with his possession of the lands.

Burchell alleged that he had title to the land by virtue of a 1942 deed from the Master Commissioner, which was executed pursuant to the judgment in an action brought by the Commonwealth to establish and foreclose an ad valorem tax lien. The appellees urged, as a defense to the action, that…