Wall v. Hamner

O’NIELL, Chief Justice.

This is a petitory action to recover a cotton farm formerly belonging to the plain tiffs’ mother, Mrs. Mary F. Wall. She died on the 22d of May, 1932. The suit was filed on the 14th of December, that year. The defendant set up a tax title, and pleaded the prescription of three years, under section 11 of article 10 of the Constitution. The judge of the district court sustained the plea of prescription and rejected the plaintiffs’ demand. They have appealed from the decision.

The tax sale to the defendant was made on the 21st of June, 1924, for the taxes of 1923. The…