Booty v. State

BLAIR, Justice.

This litigation arose as follows: In 1922, E. F. Booty and his wife, Gertrude Booty, owned as community property approximately 878 acres of land in Jackson County, Texas. E. F. Booty died in 1922, leaving surviving him his wife and their two children, who are appellants in this case. In 1932 there was due to the state, county, and other taxing units a total tax of $5,417.90' against the land; and suit was brought to foreclose the tax lien, as provided by Art. 7326, R.S. 1925. On October 12, 1932, judgment was rendered foreclosing the tax lien; and on February 7, 1933, after…