Ditmore Land & Cattle Company v. Hicks

A tax suit was filed in 1949 against H. R. Hicks, Marie Cox, Walter Waldie, Jr. and Ott Miller as owners of a 160-acre tract in Eastland County. Judgment was rendered for taxes and for foreclosure of lien and on May 6, 1949, the sheriff sold the land to Ditmore Land & Cattle Company for the sum of $625.00.

Four years later, lacking two or three days, bill of review was brought by H. R. Hicks, Marie Cox, Walter Waldie, Jr., Hall Walker, his son, Alton Walker, J. A. Estes and Ben Thei-mer to set aside the judgment and sale. The trial court set aside the tax judgment as to Ott Miller, Estes,…