Martin v. Hawkins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeals from Garland Chancery Court. Leeand Leatherman, Chancellor. 1. All inquiry as to the validity of the tax-sale or tax-title is cut off by the decree confirming the sale. 42 Ark. 344; 55 id. 105; 52 id. 400; 55 id. 400; 50 id. 189; 49 id. 336; 57 id. 423; 55 id. 37; lb. 472. 2. Appellee does not fall within the purview of “defendants constructively summoned,” as mentioned in sec. 4197, Sand. & H. Digest. 57 Ark. 49. 3. The first deed from the land commissioner was…
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Appeals from Garland Chancery Court. Leeand Leatherman, Chancellor. 1. All inquiry as to the validity of the tax-sale or tax-title is cut off by the decree confirming the sale. 42 Ark. 344; 55 id. 105; 52 id. 400; 55 id. 400; 50 id. 189; 49 id. 336; 57 id. 423; 55 id. 37; lb. 472. 2. Appellee does not fall within the purview of “defendants constructively summoned,” as mentioned in sec. 4197, Sand. & H. Digest. 57 Ark. 49. 3. The first deed from the land commissioner was good. The signature of the commissioner was unnecessary, his seal being sufficient. Sand. & H. Dig., sec. 4496. An…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, C. J.
These two cases are to be considered together, the difference between them being mostly as to the manner in which they were presented to the court below.
It appears that R. W. Martin purchased the lands involved in both suits from the commissioner of state lands, on the 16th day of June, 1887, and received his deeds for the same on that day and of that date; that said deeds were executed in the name of Paul M. Cobbs, commissioner of state lands, by C. B. Myers, deputy commissioner; and that, on the 22d of July, 1887, Martin filed his petition for the confirmation of the tax-sales by which said…
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- Alexander v. MesserveySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1892
- Madden v. CooperIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Howard v. HatchNew York Supreme Court · 1859
- Pennell v. MonroeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1875
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