Woodall v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crittenden Circuit Court; Joseph W. House, Special Judge; Edwards sued Louisiana Woodall and others in ejectment, to recover a tract of land described as “the northwest fractional quarter of section thirty, township nine north, range nine east,” situated in Crittenden County. Defendants set up title in themselves by virtue of two years’ possession under a tax deed.
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Appeal from Crittenden Circuit Court; Joseph W. House, Special Judge; Edwards sued Louisiana Woodall and others in ejectment, to recover a tract of land described as “the northwest fractional quarter of section thirty, township nine north, range nine east,” situated in Crittenden County. Defendants set up title in themselves by virtue of two years’ possession under a tax deed. There was an agreed statement of facts as follows: “1. It is agreed that the plaintiff is the owner of the lands sued for unless his title thereto has been divested by the tax title set up in the answer and possession…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
This case was tried on an agreed statement of facts, which will be set out by the Reporter. The tax title of the appellant was held void, and further that it was not color of tax title enabling the statute of two years’ possession under a tax sale to be effective. And that is the sole question on appeal.
The description in the deed is as follows: “part N.E. ¼ sec. 30, T. 9 N., R. 9 E., containing 70 acres.” This description followed the description in the assessment.
In Hershey v. Thompson, 50 Ark. 484, it was decided that a description as follows: “Part of the S. E. Ya of sec. 15 in T. 8 N.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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