McGill v. Adams
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Clark Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Chancellor; The lands being wild and unimproved and the tax sale void, they were in the constructive possession of the plaintiffs and their .ancestor, the true owners, from the date of such sale.
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Appeal from Clark Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Chancellor; The lands being wild and unimproved and the tax sale void, they were in the constructive possession of the plaintiffs and their .ancestor, the true owners, from the date of such sale. When the Legislature makes no exceptions in the statute of limitations, the court can make none. 64> Ark. 317. And it was not the intention of the Legislature to bar married women who were under the .disability of coverture at the time of the passage of the act and have remained so .since. 100 Ark. 403; 70 Ark. 371. There is no sufficient evidence in…
1Opinion of the Court
McCulloch, O. J.
Plaintiffs inherited the lands in controversy, which are still wild and unimproved, and which were forfeited to the ,'State for taxes in the year 1869. Defendant’s grantor purchased the lands from the State and received a deed therefor dated January 25, 1900, and defendant and his grantor have paid taxes continuously on the lands up to the present time. This is an action instituted by the plaintiffs in the chancery court to cancel the tax sale and quiet their title, on the ground that said sale was void for the reason that the statutory requirements 'concerning tax sales were…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Earle Improvement Co. v. ChatfieldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Clay v. BilbySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- Tatum v. Arkansas Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Chancellor v. BanksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Fordyce v. VickersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
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