City of Groveton v. Pruitt

The city of Groveton, a municipal corporation, instituted a suit against A. J. Pruitt to recover a certain sum as taxes levied and assessed against three-fourths of an acre of land, a part of the M. G. Castro survey, situated in the city of Groveton, owned by Pruitt, and for a foreclosure of the statutory lien for the payment of such taxes. Pruitt, as shown by his petition for injunction hereinafter mentioned, was duly served with citation in the suit of the city and failed to ap: pear and answer such suit. On or about. October, 1931, judgment was render’ed' in the cause against Pruitt for…