Belcher v. Harr
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lonoke Chancery Court, John B. Martineau, Chancellor; 1. The lands were not subject to taxation for ten years after entry. 21 Ark. 40-49; lb. 35; Abbott’s Nat.
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Appeal from Lonoke Chancery Court, John B. Martineau, Chancellor; 1. The lands were not subject to taxation for ten years after entry. 21 Ark. 40-49; lb. 35; Abbott’s Nat. Dig. vol. 1, p. 570; 3 Id. 170; 4 Id. 264. 2. The lands were sold en masse for a lump sum, and the tax sale is void. 30 Ark. 579; 31 Id. 315; 55 Id. 109; 61 Id. 414; 65 Id. 70; 87 Id. 428; 61 Ark. 464; 46 Ark. 333; 66 Ark. 433. 3. Until some adverse right was set up, no action by appellant was required. 46 Ark. 96; 50 Ark. 393; 60 Ark. 665; 75 Ark. 194; 69 Ark. 424; 75 Ark. 312. 4. The tax sale on June 11, 1883, has been…
1Opinion of the CourtFrauenthae, J.
This was an action instituted by the plaintiffs below, S. M. Belcher and W. O. Belcher, to cancel a tax deed to certain lands and to quiet their title thereto. The chancery court found that “plaintiffs’ right to the lands was barred in equity,” and dismissed the complaint. There are several tracts of land involved in this litigation, which are claimed by the defendant under a tax deed from the State. One of these tracts was forfeited to the State in 1869 for the nonpayment of the taxes of the year 1868, and the other tracts were forfeited to the State in 1883 for the nonpayment of the taxes…
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