Bell v. Gordon
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Pontotoc County. Hon. A. B. Fly, Chancellor. Plaintiff in error filed his bill against defendants in error to' confirm a tax title, under a sale made in May, 1860, for taxes due in 1859. It is not n’ecessary to notice the pleadings further, as-the decree was made on the tax deed, which recited that ‘ ‘ I,. A. J. Donalson; sheriff and tax-collector,” sold the land for taxes assessed “to the reputed owner thei’eof,” for the year 1859. In other…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Pontotoc County. Hon. A. B. Fly, Chancellor. Plaintiff in error filed his bill against defendants in error to' confirm a tax title, under a sale made in May, 1860, for taxes due in 1859. It is not n’ecessary to notice the pleadings further, as-the decree was made on the tax deed, which recited that ‘ ‘ I,. A. J. Donalson; sheriff and tax-collector,” sold the land for taxes assessed “to the reputed owner thei’eof,” for the year 1859. In other respects, except as to the word “ sheriff,” the deed followed literally the form prescribed by the statute. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Campbell, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court. '
This being a bill to confirm a tax title acquired May 7, 1860, and there being no evidence of fraud or mistake in the assessment or sale of the land, complainant was entitled to a decree, unless the deed he offered to support his claim be void on its face. Sess. Acts 1860, p. 213.
The deed is in the precise form prescribed by article 38, page 80, Code of 1857, except that its words are, “I,-A. J. Donalson, sheriff and tax-collector of Pontotoc County,” etc., instead of “I, A. J. Donalson, tax-collector of Pontotoc County,” etc.; and superadded…
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