Hardie v. Bissell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Chicot Chancery Court; Marcus L. Hawkins, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. In 1897 the State granted to the Mississippi River, Hamburg & Western Railway Company certain lands which had been forfeited to the State for nonpayment of taxes. Among the lands granted were the following tracts: West of the west ¿4 of section 4, township 16 south, range 3 west, 160 acres; west of section 28, township 16 south, range 3 west, 320 acres.
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Appeal from Chicot Chancery Court; Marcus L. Hawkins, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. In 1897 the State granted to the Mississippi River, Hamburg & Western Railway Company certain lands which had been forfeited to the State for nonpayment of taxes. Among the lands granted were the following tracts: West of the west ¿4 of section 4, township 16 south, range 3 west, 160 acres; west of section 28, township 16 south, range 3 west, 320 acres. Afterwards the railway company brought an action in the Chicot Chancery Court to confirm title to such land. The company alleged that it was the owner of…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal from a judgment of the chancery court of Chicot County declaring the title to certain lands in that county to be in S. S. Bissell, and quieting his title thereto against the claims of the defendant, W. T. Hardie. Bissell claims title to the land under a chain of conveyances extending back to the United States, while Hardie claims title under a tax sale and under a sale in pursuance to a decree agaiqst the land for overdue taxes.
The evidence shows that this land was conveyed to Bissell by Valentine and A. L. Morgan in 1895, and that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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