Elliot v. Doe Ex Dem. Eddins
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Tuskaloosa. Tried before the Hon. Turner Rea vis. Ejectment for the west half of the north-west quarter of section seventeen, in township twenty-three, range four, east. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGoldthwaite, J.
The lessor of the plaintiff below deduced his title from the patentee of the land, by deed duly executed on the 15th October, 1850 ; and there is nothing in the record to show that this deed was void by reason of the adverse possession of Elliott at the time of its execution. The only question, therefore, is as to the validity of the tax title, which the defendant relied upon in the court below. This title rests upon the act of 6th March, 1848, which requires, amongst other things, that the lands on which taxes are not paid shall be advertised at the court-house door of the county in which…
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