Tangipahoa Parish School Board v. Fortenberry

The suit is to set aside a tax sale made by the sheriff and tax collector of Tangipahoa Parish on December 10, 1932, for taxes due by Maggie Jones for the year 1931, the defendant being the tax purchaser. The School Board purchased from Maggie Jones in March, 1940, a lot of ground measuring 60 by 100 feet, and being a part of the one-acre tract owned by said Maggie Jones and which was sold for the taxes of 1931. The School Board in its petition prays to be recognized as the owner of the lot purchased by it from Maggie Jones and for the cancellation of the tax deed.

While there are several…