Kinsworthy v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Hempstead Circuit Court in Chancery. Hon. Shelton Watson, Circuit Judge. There was no listing or assessment of these lands for taxation for 1851, by the sheriff, in the sense contemplated by law; no valuation by the only authority competent to make it — and all the sheriff pretended to do was to adopt the unauthorized and illegal private work of Williams.
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Appeal from Hempstead Circuit Court in Chancery. Hon. Shelton Watson, Circuit Judge. There was no listing or assessment of these lands for taxation for 1851, by the sheriff, in the sense contemplated by law; no valuation by the only authority competent to make it — and all the sheriff pretended to do was to adopt the unauthorized and illegal private work of Williams. Without any investigation about it, or knowledge of it — without changing it in form or substance — with all its errors, infirmities and imperfections, it was embodied into the regular assessment list of 1851. Such an assessment…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Compton
The bill in this case was brought by Ezekiel and Burton H. Ivinsworthy for confirmation of the sale of certain tracts of land described as the west half of section 6, north-west quarter of section 7, and the south half north-east quarter of section 27, township 13 south of range 25 west, which had been sold by the sheriff for the taxes assessed thereon, for the years 1848 to 1851, inclusive.
Charles B. Mitchell and wife Margaret A., appeared and answered the bill. They urged several objections to the validity of the sale, set up title in themselves, and making their answer a cross-bill, prayed…
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