Grafton v. Mong

Plaintiff set out in his petition that he purchased at judicial sale some sixty acres of land in Norton township, Summit county, Ohio, and paid to the sheriff the purchase price of the land upon delivery of a deed therefor; that in the order confirming the sale, the court directed payment of the court costs and of the taxes which were then a lien on the real estate involved, and further directed the sheriff to withhold from the proceeds of the sale a sum sufficient for the purpose.

In addition, the plaintiff alleged that such taxes were not paid by the sheriff and have been placed by the…