State v. Young

Meredith, Judge:

This suit involves the right of F. t G-. Morrison, as owner of a lot of land in the city of St. Albans, to redeem it from forfeiture as against the right of John H. Linn, purchaser thereof under a decree of sale, and deed therefor made' by the court in a suit brought by the Commissioner of School Lands for Kanawha County. The court permitted Morrison to redeem and Linn appeals.

On July 2, 1921, M. M. Robertson, Commissioner of School Lands, instituted a suit in chancery in the circuit court against C. P. Young and 177 other defendants to sell, under the provisions of chapter…