Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Casey

O. L. Casey filed his bill of complaint against the Mississippi State Highway Commission, and in support thereof he made the following allegations to-wit:

The property involved in this suit was assessed, for the year 1960, to “Grant Lockett Estate”. On September 18, 1961, the complainant purchased this property at a tax sale by the tax collector of Jones County for taxes for the year 1960. This sale was shown by the public records of the county, and, as provided by law, the tax collector’s list of such sales, including this property, was duly recorded in the office of the chancery clerk of…