Hewes v. McLellan

Ejectment. The plaintiff based his right to recover on two tax deeds alike in form. The deeds were offered in evidence, and excluded on the defendants’ objection. This left the plaintiff without any evidence of title, and judgment of nonsuit was rendered against him, from which he appeals.

The only question in the case is as to the validity of these tax deeds. They were objected to on the following grounds: “1. The deed shows that fifty cents was charged for the certificate, and hence the tax sale was for too much by fifty cents; 2. The tax collector offered the entire lot for sale, instead of…