Carney v. Anderson

H. L. Carney et al., appellants and complainants in the court below, instituted this action in the Chancery Court of Lawrence County against V. A. Anderson et al., seeking to cancel the claims of appellees to 80 acres of land in Lawrence County. Appellants claimed as heirs of the original owner of the lands at the time of the tax sale to the State on August 3,1932. Appellees claimed under that tax sale and a forfeited tax-land patent from the State, to J. D. Willoughby, dated July 23, 1941. Willoughby conveyed his interest in the land to Givens by warranty deed of October 17, 1941, and Givens…