Blakemore v. Brown
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Prairie Chancery Court, Northern District; John M. Elliott, Chancellor; The tax sale was illegal and void because the school taxes were not properly levied by the county court. 100 Ark. 494; 29 Id. 340. There is no record evidence that the tax was even levied. 103 Ark. 581. The record shows a substantial compliance with our statutes and' previous decisions as to the levy of the taxes. 68 Ark. 340; 100 Id. 488; Kirby’s Digest, 1499, 7594-5, 7678. It does not…
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Appeal from Prairie Chancery Court, Northern District; John M. Elliott, Chancellor; The tax sale was illegal and void because the school taxes were not properly levied by the county court. 100 Ark. 494; 29 Id. 340. There is no record evidence that the tax was even levied. 103 Ark. 581. The record shows a substantial compliance with our statutes and' previous decisions as to the levy of the taxes. 68 Ark. 340; 100 Id. 488; Kirby’s Digest, 1499, 7594-5, 7678. It does not appear in the record that the land was in the school district, and it was not.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
This action involves an attack on the validity of a tax sale under which appellee asserts title to the tract of land in controversy. There were numerous grounds for the attack stated in the complaint, but all of them appear to have been abandoned except the one that the sale was void for the reason that the school taxes were not properly levied by the county court.
The record of the proceedings in the county court showing the levy of the school taxes for the year mentioned was introduced, and it appears from the face of that record that in one of the school districts the tax was not voted for…
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