Ensminger v. Sheffield

Appellants, plaintiffs in the trial court, contend they are the owners of certain land; that the defendant, now appellee, Sheffield, is claiming title to the property by virtue of a quitclaim deed from Oscar Bayliss and his wife, Vadea; that Bayliss claimed title by purchase at a sale for the 1946 taxes; that the tax sale was void and asks that it be removed as a cloud on the title. The Chancellor dismissed the complaint for the want of equity.

The complaint alleges numerous reasons why the tax sale is void, but appellant relies on the allegation that the clerk failed to attach to the tax…