Williamson v. Hitner

— The appellant was the plaintiff below, and' in his complaint alleges that on the 6th day of February, 1871, the appellee bought at a tax sale, made by the auditor of Spencer county, a tract of land, and received the proper certificate of sale; that on the 14th day of May, 1873, he sold and delivered the certificate to one Logan Williamson and agreed to make a valid assignment thereof to him; that an assignment was written upon the certificate, but was not acknowledged as the statute requires; that afterwards Logan Williamson received a deed from the auditor, and on the 14th day of October,…