Brinson v. Lassiter
Supreme Court of Georgia
Tax. Executions. Levy and sale. Description. Before Judge Rohey. Burke superior court. May term, 1887. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
•The record in this case shows that 100 acres of land, worth $1,200, were levied on by the sheriff of Burke county to satisfy a tax execution for $3.60, and that the land was sold to the wife of the tenant of the landlord for $35. Under the charge of the court, the jury decreed that the sale was void and should be set aside, and that the respondents should pay $300 for rent and damages for the years they had been in occupation of the land.
1. Under the facts as disclosed by this record, the sale by the sheriff was void, for two reasons. The first is, because the levy and sale…
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