Henry v. Knod
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Howard Chancery Court. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. One R. H. Henry was the owner of 240 acres of land in Howard County of this State. He permitted 80 acres of this land to be sold to. the State for nonpayment of taxes. After-wards he died leaving a will, by which he devised all his property to his widow, Mary H. Henry, and she took charge of the property, with the exception of the 80 acres that had been forfeited to the State.
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Appeal from Howard Chancery Court. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. One R. H. Henry was the owner of 240 acres of land in Howard County of this State. He permitted 80 acres of this land to be sold to. the State for nonpayment of taxes. After-wards he died leaving a will, by which he devised all his property to his widow, Mary H. Henry, and she took charge of the property, with the exception of the 80 acres that had been forfeited to the State. This sale to the State was invalid, though Mrs. Henry did not know it. She afterwards sold and conveyed the 160 acres that had not been forfeited, and all the…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an action by plaintiff to cancel and set aside a redemption deed made by the Commissioner of State Lands, conveying to the defendant the interests of the State in said land. It is conceded that the forfeiture of the land for nonpayment of taxes, upon which the claim of the State was based,'was invalid. The deed of the State therefore conveyed no title to the defendants, and the only effect of that deed was to remove the lien for taxes which the State held on the land. But the court held that the plaintiff had sold the right to redeem the land to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bazemore v. MullinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
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- Hopper v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931