Schattler v. Cassinelli
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court. D. D. Cassinelli and Anna Da Pore brought suit against Charles Schattler to quiet their title to a certain tract of land situated in the Sp. | of SP. \ of Sec. 27, T. 2K, R. 12 W., described by metes and bounds, containing 7.54 acres and lying in the shape of a trapezoid, as will be seen from the accompanying' plat.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court. D. D. Cassinelli and Anna Da Pore brought suit against Charles Schattler to quiet their title to a certain tract of land situated in the Sp. | of SP. \ of Sec. 27, T. 2K, R. 12 W., described by metes and bounds, containing 7.54 acres and lying in the shape of a trapezoid, as will be seen from the accompanying' plat. They alleged that defendant claimed the land under a pretended tax forfeiture of the land by the description of the P. part of N. ij of SR. k of SR. 5 of sec. 27, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., which forfeiture is void for uncertainty in description ; that…
1Opinion of the CourtHemingway, J.
The appellant claims a tract of land under a tax deed and decree confirming it. The only description -in the deed or decree is “ B. part N. & SB. i of SB. | sec. 27, town. 2 N. range 12 W., containing 7.54 acres ; ” there is no circumstance in the description — as of ownership — to assist in its identification. The question is, does this identify the land ? It is conceded that the taxes had been paid upon a part of the land which would come within a parallelogram, of the stated area, described by taking the east line of the tract as a base and its north and south lines as laterals; and that…
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