Kilpatrick v. Kilpatrick

The parties to this litigation are Negroes, appellant being the widow of Bishop Kilpatrick who was the brother of appellee. The action was brought September 3, 1940, by appellee against appellant and he alleged that, on June TO, 1929, he acquired a certificate of purchase for the delinquent taxes for the year 1928 on the SE SW 26-6 N, 2 W, in Woodruff county, and had regularly paid the taxes thereon from 1929 to date; that he procured a clerk’s tax deed to said land which was filed for record July 20, 19.40; that he put his brother, Bishop, who died in 1940, in charge of said land, and that…