Herod v. Carter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This was an action brought by C. W. Herod to recover from W. O. Carter a parcél of land in Garden City which was sold for taxes in 1896 and which was conveyed by tax deed to E. M. Hatcher on February 12, 1900. Hatcher' transferred the lot to Carter in 1902, and since that time Carter has held *237possession of, and made improvements upon, the lot. The only serious attack made upon the tax deed is that it is so indefinite in the description of the property conveyed as to render it absolutely void. On its face the deed is otherwise fair, and,…