Meriwether v. Bowling

This is an action to quiet title and cancel a certificate tax deed under which the defendant, Meriwether, claims title. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

The first question for our consideration is this: Did the court commit error in" entering judgment for the plaintiff, quiet-ing- his title as against the holder of the tax deed, without requiring the payment of the amount of taxes, interest, penalties, costs, and expenses legally due against the land? The plaintiff, in his petition, alleged that the tax deed was void for several reasons, among them being that the…