Rosenhouse v. Holly

This is a writ of error to a final judgment quashing an alternative writ of mandamus.

Two questions are presented here. First, the validity in certain respects of Section 2 of Chapter 7806, Acts of 1919, now Section 994, Comp. Gen. Laws, 1927, prescribing the method by which tax sale certificates held by the State were formerly redeemed. Second, whether or not the current taxes for the year in which the redemption occurs, if after April 1st, must be paid as a prerequisite to the redemption of such certificates. This case arose prior to the enactment of Chapters 13880 and 14572, Acts of 1929,…