Martin v. Smith

Appellees H. E. Smith and Dr. L. P. Newsom filed their hill in the chancery court of Pearl River county to quiet and confirm their tax title to lots 37, 38, and 39 in J. H. Moore’s addition to the town of Poplarville. Complainants acquired title by virtue of a deed from the sheriff of that county in pursuance of a sale for taxes, the lots in question having been assessed to 'the appellant, Eugene Martin.

Martin filed his answer, putting in issue the title to the land and the validity of the tax sale, and after the proof was heard the chancellor issued a decree quieting and confirming the title…