Board of Directors of St. Francis Levee District v. Fleming
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crittenden Chancery Court; Edward, D. Robertson, Chancellor; i.. The decree for levee taxes was valid on its face, and recites proper notice. The report of sale was properly confirmed, and the deed from the commissioner to the board of directors was properly executed, examined and approved. It was in the nature of a proceeding in rem, immaterial that the ownership of the lands be accurately stated therein, and the judgment was enforceable against the lond only.
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Appeal from Crittenden Chancery Court; Edward, D. Robertson, Chancellor; i.. The decree for levee taxes was valid on its face, and recites proper notice. The report of sale was properly confirmed, and the deed from the commissioner to the board of directors was properly executed, examined and approved. It was in the nature of a proceeding in rem, immaterial that the ownership of the lands be accurately stated therein, and the judgment was enforceable against the lond only. Acts 1895, p. 88. McCann was a non-resident of the State, and no one was in possession of the land under him. Personal…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
This appeal involves a controversy over the title to a quarter section of land in Crittenden County. Appellees claim title under a tax forfeiture to the State and donation deed to appellee’s grantor, McCann, and possession for the statutory period of limitation under the donation deed. Appellants claim title under a sale for levee taxes in 1898, made pursuant to a decree of the chancery court rendered in a suit instituted hy the levee district to enforce the payment of delinquent levee taxes. The decree of the chancery court in the foreclosure suit was rendered February 14, 1898, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Carson v. St. Francis Levee DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
- City of St. Louis v. GormanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
- Woodward v. CampbellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882
- Pulaski County v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1883
- Altheimer v. Board of Directors of Plum Bayou Levee DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Robinson v. Indiana & Arkansas Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
- Hart v. SternbergSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
- Franklin County v. CarstensWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Miller v. HenrySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Board of Directors of St. Francis Levee Dist. v. KurnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
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