Pulaski County v. Hill
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John B. Ma/rtineau, Chancellor; 1. If Hill was insane as claimed, the right to redeem was personal to him, and did not descend to his widow and heirs. The strict letter of the statute controls, and no one has a right to redeem after two years unless specifically so provided.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John B. Ma/rtineau, Chancellor; 1. If Hill was insane as claimed, the right to redeem was personal to him, and did not descend to his widow and heirs. The strict letter of the statute controls, and no one has a right to redeem after two years unless specifically so provided. Kirby’s Dig- § 7095; 51 Ark. 453J Id. 430; Id. 476; 17 Ark. 654; 52 Ark. 132; 66 Ark. 141; 77 Ark. 190; 70 Ark. 408; 92 Ala. 577; 94 Ala. 481; 84 Ark. 617. 2. The right to redeem after two years from the sale is barred by the judgment in ejectment. Kirby’s Dig. § 5998; 46 Ark. 272; 49…
1Opinion of the CourtFrauenthau, J.
This was an action originally instituted for the purpose of removing certain deeds as clouds upon the plaintiffs’ title to the land involved in this suit. Subsequently, the complaint was so amended that the sole remedy sought by this action was to redeem said land from a tax sale. The plaintiffs below were the widow and heirs of one John Hill, who acquired the land in controversy by purchase in 1878 and died in 1906. The land was gold on June 11, 1888, for the nonpayment of the taxes of 1887 to one R. W. Martin; and the defendants, who are appellants herein, claim title to the land under…
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