Mitchell v. Chester

Four tracts of land in Scott county are involved here. On March 25, 1942, appellant, W. S. Mitchell, filed suit to confirm title to the property which he alleged he had obtained at a tax sale in June, 1931.

Appellee, Carl W. Chester, a minor, by his mother, Clyde Chester, on November 19, 1942, intervened in the suit by filing a motion to redeem the land from the tax sale, and to recover for rents and the value of all timber cut and sold by appellant and for damages. During the pendency of the suit, appellee became of age, and the cause proceeded in his name. Appellant responded to appellee's…