Everett v. Williamson

The appellant, R. L. Everett, filed a bill of complaint in the chancery court of Jefferson Davis county, seeking to cancel a certain tax deed and to confirm his title to the land covered by the said tax deed, and from a decree dismissing the bill of complaint he prosecuted this appeal.

The material facts alleged in the bill of complaint, and established by the proof, are as follows: On April 5,1926, the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 28, township 9 north, range 18 west, situated in Jefferson Davis county, Mississippi, was sold for the taxes due thereon for the year 1925,…