Swartz v. Drinker

The appelleé is the owner of a valuable mineral right in certain ’ lands situated in 'Sebastian County, and brought the instant proceeding in the Greenwood District of the Chancery Court of said county to cancel tax deeds issued by the Commissioner of State Lands by which said mineral right was conveyed to the appellants, the State claiming title through an alleged forfeiture for the nonpayment of taxes levied against them. The appellee alleged that the forfeiture was void for a number of reasons set forth in the complaint, any one of which, if true, was sufficient to avoid the…