Little Rock Junction Railway Co. v. Burke
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Pulaski Chancery Court. D. W. Carroll, Chancellor. An infant whose land has been sold under the act to enforce the payment of overdue taxes must redeem within the time fixed by law which is two years. Sec. 11, overdue tax act, 1881; Gantt’s Dig., sec. 5297. The eleventh section is to be construed with reference to the general rule, and not to the exceptions in the statute. Endlich, Int.
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APPEAL from Pulaski Chancery Court. D. W. Carroll, Chancellor. An infant whose land has been sold under the act to enforce the payment of overdue taxes must redeem within the time fixed by law which is two years. Sec. 11, overdue tax act, 1881; Gantt’s Dig., sec. 5297. The eleventh section is to be construed with reference to the general rule, and not to the exceptions in the statute. Endlich, Int. Stat., 37, 38; 8 Flor., 278. Section 15 provides for a deed to be issued at the end of two years, which shall convey'the title in fee simple, and shall be conclusive against the world. It is ■clear…
1Opinion of the CourtCockrill, C. J.
The controlling question in this case is this: Is an infant, whose lands have been sold under a decree rendered in pursuance of the act of March 12, 1881, to enforce the payment of overdue taxes, limited to the same period as adults in making his redemption ?
i. Sale The eleventh section of the act provides that “the owner of any lands thus sold may redeem from the purchaser at any within the period fixed by law for the redemption of sold for taxes,” upon payment of the amounts adjudged against the lands. The period fixed by law for the redemption of lands sold for taxes at the time of the…
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