Ross v. Royal
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Chicot Circuit Court; Zachariah T. Wood, Judge; The alleged sale for taxes was void. The State acquired no title, and conveyed none, and the two years statute does not apply. 55 Ark. 5491 Acts 1883, pp. 265, 266, 293; § § 128, 129, 226; Kirby’s Digest, § 5061. Appellants were barred by the two-years’ statute.
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Appeal from Chicot Circuit Court; Zachariah T. Wood, Judge; The alleged sale for taxes was void. The State acquired no title, and conveyed none, and the two years statute does not apply. 55 Ark. 5491 Acts 1883, pp. 265, 266, 293; § § 128, 129, 226; Kirby’s Digest, § 5061. Appellants were barred by the two-years’ statute. Kirby’s Digest, § 5061; 59 Ark. 460. The bar is complete where two years adverse possession under donation deed is shown, even if the deed is void. 60 Ark. 163; lb. 499.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, J.
This is an action in ejectment brought by appellants against appellees to recover possession of a tract of land in Chicot County. Appellees claim title under a donation deed, regular -on its face, executed by the Commissioner of State Lands, and actual possession thereunder for more than two years before the commencement of the suit. They plead the two years statute of limitation, and their .possession for the requisite statutory period is admitted.
The State’s claim of title, under which the donation was made, is based upon a sale made on June xx, 1883, by the collector for the payment of…
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