Hatfield v. Mahoney
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Huntington Circuit Court; Orlando H. Whiteloch, Special Judge. Suit by James M. Hatfield and another against George A. Mahoney and another. From a decree for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
RoBinson, J.-
Suit to enjoin the sale of certain land by the sheriff. The facts found by the court are, in substance, that on February 11, 1891, Elizabeth Hatfield owned a certain described tract of land containing 17.85 acres which she had owned and occupied for more than ten years prior thereto. On the above date there were $91.46 delinquent taxes against the land, which had accumulated while she owned it. On that date, by an erroneous description, the auditor offered the land for sale and John Highland attempted to purchase it, but in the certificate a defective description was inserted. On…
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