Gottfried v. Johnson

Appellees are the widow and heirs at law of Rufus Johnson who died intestate on June 26, 1938. Intestate was the record owner of the 80 acres of land in controversy, described as south half, northeast quarter, section 2, township 5 north, range 2 west, in Woodruff county. Not having paid the taxes thereon for 1932, payable in 1933, the land forfeited for said taxes and was sold to the State, June 12,1933. No redemption from said sale was made in the time provided by law, and, after the expiration of the two-year redemption period, the land was certified to the state in 1935. Suit was broug’ht…