Hensley v. Phillips

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

This suit involves the title to 120 acres of wild and unimproved timber lands in Polk county. In 1925 the United States issued its patent to R. A. Smith who conveyed to Oscar Phillips in 1928. Oscar Phillips conveyed to W. H. Burns and Kate Burns, his wife, in 1932 and the latter reconveyed to Oscar Phillips by warranty deed on May 8, 1946. On June 1, 1946, Oscar Phillips conveyed by warranty deed to appellee, Coyle Watkins.

The land forfeited for the 1941 taxes and a local agent of Paul Brown and John Entriken, non-residents, purchased at a tax sale on November 9,…