Boswell v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Chancery Court; J. P. Henderson, Chancellor; 1. Appellee had notice of the suit against her tenant, and is bound by the judgment. 2. Her remedy was by appeal, and not in chancery. 3. The tax sale was valid, the lot being sufficiently described. Kirby’s Dig., § § 7027-7102; 41 S. W. 727; lb. 728; 87 Pac. 237; 25 Cal. 296; 23 Pao. 625; 3 Barb. Ch. 528; 49 Am. Dec. 189; 19 Wis. 397; 45 Cent.
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Appeal from Garland Chancery Court; J. P. Henderson, Chancellor; 1. Appellee had notice of the suit against her tenant, and is bound by the judgment. 2. Her remedy was by appeal, and not in chancery. 3. The tax sale was valid, the lot being sufficiently described. Kirby’s Dig., § § 7027-7102; 41 S. W. 727; lb. 728; 87 Pac. 237; 25 Cal. 296; 23 Pao. 625; 3 Barb. Ch. 528; 49 Am. Dec. 189; 19 Wis. 397; 45 Cent. Ed. 204-205D. 1. Minor was not her tenant, and she was not bound by the judgment. 75 Ark. 1; 112 Am. St. 1; 15 Cyc. 83; 42 Mich. 104; 3 N. W. 281. 2. The judgment was not a bar, and…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The plaintiff, Amy Jordan, owned the property in controversy — a lot with a three-room dwelling house thereon situated in the city of Hot Springs, and she occupied it as her home. She was a waitress at a hotel in Hot Springs, and generally obtained her meals at the hotel where she worked, but slept at her home. She was a widow, and had no one living with her, but rented a room in the house to a man named Minor, who occupied the room about a month.
Defendant, R. L. Boswell, claims title to the lot under a tax forfeiture to the State and a deed from the Commissioner of State Lands, and he…
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