Adams v. Mills
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Quitman county. Hon. R. W. Williamson, Judge. Action of unlawful entry and detainer, in which plaintiff relied upon a tax-title. The case was tried without a jury. Judgment for plaintiff; defendant appeals. The opinion contains a further statement of the case. When the clerk marked the deed canceled, and sent it out of his office before the expiration of the year, the deed lost its vitality.
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From the circuit court of Quitman county. Hon. R. W. Williamson, Judge. Action of unlawful entry and detainer, in which plaintiff relied upon a tax-title. The case was tried without a jury. Judgment for plaintiff; defendant appeals. The opinion contains a further statement of the case. When the clerk marked the deed canceled, and sent it out of his office before the expiration of the year, the deed lost its vitality. Code 1880, § 531. The clerk became the debtor of the purchaser for the amount of the redemption money. He could not rid himself from that liability, or afterwards revive the…
1Opinion of the CourtCooper, J.
Under the law, the owner of the land sold for taxes was entitled to redeem the same at any time within: one year from the day of sale, and the deed from the collector to the pui-chaser was required to be deposited by that officer with the clerk of the chancery court, there to remain during the period of redemption, unless the land should be sooner redeemed ; and, upon redemption, the conveyance was to be canceled by the clerk, and the money received by him was to be paid over to those entitled to receive the same. Code 1880, §§ 581, 532.
The requirement that the conveyance should be deposited…
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