McArthur v. Peacock

Lumpkin, Justice.

McArthur brought an action of ejectment against Peacock for the recovery of two lots of land in Dodge county. At. the. trial he abandoned his claim of title to one of them. He supported his claim of title to'the other by showing that in 1884 a tax fi.fa. was duly issued by the tax-collector of that county, commanding that of the lot in question the sum of $1.63 be made, the *716same being the amount of its State and county taxes for the year 1883, and that in pursuance of this fi. fa. the lot was levied on, sold, and duly conveyed by the sheriff to the plaintiff".

The defendant…