Legal Opinion

Keely v. Sanders

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 18, 1879No. 108PublishedCited by 63 opinions

ERROh to the Supreme' Court of the State of Tennessee. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Strong

In the courts of the State this was a bill to quiet title to a parcel of ground in the city of Memphis, filed against the appellant, who claims to be the owner by virtue of a sale for direct taxes made June 24, 1864, an’d who holds a certificate of tax sale (No. 1054) given to him in accordance With the seventh section of the act of June 7, 1862 (12 Stat. 422), as amended by the act of Feb. 6, 1863. The force and effect of that certificate we have had occasion to consider in De Treville v. Smalls, 98 U. S. 517. By the act of Congress it is made prima facie evidence of the regularity and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bank of United States v. DandridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
  2. De Treville v. SmallsSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  3. Craig v. FlanaginSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1860
  4. Turner v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  5. Finley v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867

3Cited by63 opinions

  1. Van Brocklin v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Moyer v. PeabodySupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  3. Saranac Land & Timber Co. v. Comptroller of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  4. City of New Rochelle v. Echo Bay Waterfront Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
  5. Morton & Bliss v. New Orleans & Selma Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1885

58 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API