Leake v. City of Dallas

This action was originally instituted by the city of Dallas against Sam A. Leake, B. F. Word, and William Charl-ton, on the 20th day of August, 1915, for taxes assessed against a certain lot described in the petition, for the year 1895, and was assessed to Margaret Hamilton and C. A. Sullivan, as the owners of the lot at that time. At the institution of the suit the lot was own-’ ed in part by the above-named defendants, appellants here. The parties so named answered, alleging that one-sixth of the lot was then owned by Fhnnie Henderson, Geo. Sory, O. R. Charlton, and S. A. Charlton. Tire…