Holt v. King
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Lewis County. Bill by M. S. Holt against John King and others. Decree for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DeNt, Judge:
M. S. Holt filed his bill in the circuit court of Lewis county against John King, W. W. Brannon, and B. A. Bennett, clerk of the county court of Lewis county, for the purpose of setting aside a tax sale of 100 acres of land to said King, and the assignment thereof made by him to said Brannon, and to prevent the clerk of the county court from making a deed therefor. Plaintiff bases his right to maintain this suit on the fact that he has a purchase-money lien against the land, and therefore had the right to redeem the same, but he does not seek to enforce such purchase-money lien.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Frazier v. BrewerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
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