Downing v. Carlton

William P. Downing brought suit against Stephen J. Carlton and others to quiet title to forty acres of laud which he claimed to be the actual possessor of and to hold title to under a tax deed. Decree pro confesso was entered against all the defendants except Stephen J. Carlton, who filed an answer denying that the complainant had any claim or title to the land, because his tax deed was null and void for various reasons, one of which was that the clerk of the Circuit Court failed and neglected to give thirty days’ notice as required by law of the application by Downing for a tax deed.

Carlton…