Alphin v. Banks

This appeal involves the validity of a sale for the taxes of 1926 made in 1927 of lands described in the tax books and in other records relating to the sale as follows: Southwest quarter section 3, township 20 south, range 18 west, 112.28 acres, and northeast quarter of the southeast quarter section 4, township 20 south, range 18 west, 40 acres.

J. S. Alphin was the purchaser, and upon the expiration of the period of redemption he received from the county clerk a tax deed conforming to § 10108, Crawford & Moses’ Digest. Suit was brought to cancel this deed by appellees, who were the children…