Messenger v. Peter

To a bill filed to quiet title, containing the requisite allegations of title in the complainant, and that defendant was claiming title under several void tax deeds and was not in possession, the defendant filed an answer in the nature of a cross-bill, which, after denial of the com*95plainant’s title, and claim of title by the defendant under several tax deeds, alleged title in the defendant under a deed from the owner of the government title, for which he paid a valuable consideration, and that he took said deed without notice or knowledge that said owner had previously conveyed the premises.…