Darby v. Hunt

At a legal and valid tax sale held on September 15, 1947, appellee K. Hunt purchased from the then sheriff and tax collector of Harrison County three lots of land which were being sold by the said officer for the delinquent and unpaid state and county taxes for the fiscal year of 1946. A receipt was thereupon executed and delivered to the appellee, as purchaser, of the said lots, in full compliance of Section 9933, Code of 1942, showing the amount paid, a description of the land sold, the amount of taxes due thereon and the date of sale. This receipt was duly signed by the sheriff and tax…