Freeman v. State

GRAY, Justice.

This is a suit for delinquent taxes on 320 acres of land in Coleman County, by the State and County, filed by the county attorney of said county. The defendants, Lucy A. Pierce and husband, Frank Pierce, were sued as the record owners, and were cited by publication, the court having duly appointed an attorney to represent them in the suit. The defendant, R. M. Freeman, was also sued as the claimant of an interest in the land, and who filed an answer. The trial was to the court without a jury. The asserted interest in said land by defendant Freeman was adjudicated in the suit,…