Koontz v. Ball

Lively, Judge:

The purpose of the bill is to set aside and annul as a cloud upon the title of plaintiff, a tax deed made to defendant. The decree denied relief, and plaintiff appeals.

Lot No. 18 in Block D of the town of Mullens was owned by Thurmond in the year 1917, and on the 3d day of June of that year he conveyed it to- Worrell, who, on the same day, conveyed it to Slab Fork Land Company; on the 30th day of April, 1921, this company conveyed the lot to plaintiff C. H. Koontz. It appears that the taxes for 1917 were not paid, and in January, 1920, the sheriff sold the lot, and defendant…