Lightle v. Laws
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from White Chancery Court; John E. Martinecm, Chancellor, 1. It is conceded that the void tax sale or title under which appellees ancestor held -was sufficient interest in the land to. permit him to redeem. Redeem means to get back, just what was lost (by the tax sale. 89 Ark. 168; 39 Id. 580; 74 Id. 577; 42 Id. 221; 87 Id. 360; 92 N. E. 998; 206 Mass. 591; 57 S. E. 712; 128 Ca. 361; Cent.
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Appeal from White Chancery Court; John E. Martinecm, Chancellor, 1. It is conceded that the void tax sale or title under which appellees ancestor held -was sufficient interest in the land to. permit him to redeem. Redeem means to get back, just what was lost (by the tax sale. 89 Ark. 168; 39 Id. 580; 74 Id. 577; 42 Id. 221; 87 Id. 360; 92 N. E. 998; 206 Mass. 591; 57 S. E. 712; 128 Ca. 361; Cent. Dig., vol.' 45. Col. 1951-3, 1973; 14 So. 661; 71 Ark. 569. 2. The appellee has only a lien for taxes and does not .own the fee; he simply has a void tax title and can not recover for timber cut. 1.…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
This suit was instituted in the chancery court by W. H. Laws against W. H. Lightle and others to redeem from -sale for taxes the lands described in his complaint. The plaintiff did not reach his majority until the 28th day of December, 1912. This suit was commenced on the 11th day of December, 1913.
Isaac Dugan, obtained a patent to the land from the United -States in 1856 and owned the land until it was sold for taxes on June 12, 1873. J. J. Wilkins then obtained a tax title from the State and owned the land until it was sold for taxes on June 3.1, 1878. At that sale P. LaCook obtained a…
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