Bowles v. Dierks Lumber & Coal Co.

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

This appeal involves the validity of several State tax deeds and also the effect of confirmation proceedings conducted under Act 119 of 19351

Appellant filed suit in the Chancery Court, claiming to be the owner of six tracts of land in Little River County, Arkansas, totaling 200 acres. The appellee held under deeds, issued to it in 1945 by the State Land Commissioner, based on forfeiture for taxes of previous years; appellant claimed that the tax forfeitures were void for various reasons; appellee not only asserted the validity of the tax forfeitures but also pleaded…