Breedin v. Town of Manning

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. W. C. Cothran, Acting Associate Justice.

In this appeal both parties are appellants. For the sake of clarity, we will refer to them as plaintiff and defendant, the appellations used in the Circuit Court.

In 1930 the plaintiff purchased a piece of real property in the town of Manning for the sum of $5,000.00. This conveyance was duly recorded upon the books of the auditor for Clarendon County, and was assessed for taxes at a valuation of $1,200.00 for State and County purposes for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1931.

It appears that taxes for the…