McCullen v. Mercer

In 1930' Mercer, being then the assignee and owner of the unexpired part of a ninety-nine year lease of rural sixteenth section school lands in the Choctaw purchase in Clarke County, permitted the same to sell to the state for nonpayment of ad valorem taxes. After the expiration of the period of redemption from this sale, Mercer applied to the State Land Commissioner to purchase these lands. These negotiations continued without the issuance of a patent until 1936, when Mercer, on notice from the land commissioner, made a new application as required by Ch. 174, Laws of Miss. 1936. In December,…