Gregory v. Brogan
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Clay county. Brogan, appellee, filed his bill of complaint against Gregory, appellant, and others, to confirm tax titles to a large body of land. Gregory defended as to a part of the land only. The chancery court confirmed the complainant’s titles, as prayed for, to all the land embraced in the suit; defendant, Gregory, alone appealed.
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From the chancery court of Clay county. Brogan, appellee, filed his bill of complaint against Gregory, appellant, and others, to confirm tax titles to a large body of land. Gregory defended as to a part of the land only. The chancery court confirmed the complainant’s titles, as prayed for, to all the land embraced in the suit; defendant, Gregory, alone appealed. We submit that the sale was not made as required by § 521, code of 1880. One of the objects of this statute was to prevent the sale of more land than was necessary. Hodge v. Wilson, 12 Smed. & M., 498. If sold without designating and…
1Opinion of the CourtStockdale, J.
John T. Brogan filed his bill in the chancery court of Clay county to the May, 1894, term, against G. W. Leigh et al., praying confirmation of tax titles to southeast J of southeast J of section 11, and southwest of southwest J of section 12, and south of north -J- of southwest ¿ of section 12, all in township 17, range 5 east, lying in Clay county, Miss., and other lands. Appellant and J. M. Judah, among others, were made defendants, and answered said bill of complaint, denying the right of complainant to confirm his alleged tax titles to lands included in a deed of conveyance from…
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