Wheeler v. McBain

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

The plaintiffs on “the 25th day of January, 1889, bought from E. McBain 6000 acres of land, situated in the parish of West Carroll, for the sum of $6000, in cash.

The vendor, McBain, became the purchaser of 12,000 acres in the years 1881 and 1882, at tax sale under Act 107, of the Acts of 1880.

The lands sold to plaintiffs are the undivided half of the landsthus purchased at tax sale.

The purchaser at tax sale, McBain, failed to pay the taxes. The lands were sold the second time for taxes and were adjudicated to the State of Louisiana in 1883…