Erwin v. Lee
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Lincoln county. H'on. O. B. Taylor, Chancellor. Suit by Ellen E. Lee and others against W. L. Erwin, to cancel a tax deed with cross-bill by defendant. From a decree for complainants and a dismissal of the cross-bill, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We fail to see that the case of Faison v. Johnson, 70 Miss. 214, has any bearing on the case at bar.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Lincoln county. H'on. O. B. Taylor, Chancellor. Suit by Ellen E. Lee and others against W. L. Erwin, to cancel a tax deed with cross-bill by defendant. From a decree for complainants and a dismissal of the cross-bill, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We fail to see that the case of Faison v. Johnson, 70 Miss. 214, has any bearing on the case at bar. The facts in that case were that the propertyowner arranged with his merchant, Faison, for the payment of his taxes and was led to believe by his merchant that the taxes…
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Appellees, claiming to be tenants in coimnon of and owners of certain lands situated in Lincoln county, exhibited their bill of complaint against appellant as defendant in the court below, praying for the cancellation of a tax deed executed by the sheriff and tax collector to appellant April 1, 1912, in satisfaction of the unpaid taxes for the year 1911. The defendant answered the bill, and made his answer a cross-bill and prayed that his tax deed be confirmed as against the original complainants. The court decreed in favor of the complainants, and dismissed the cross-bill, and from his…
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