Salinger v. Gunn
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court in Chancery. A. F. Mabrrry, Special Judge. John Gunn and William Black, doing business under the name of Gunn & Black,, brought a suit in equity against Lena Salinger and Louis Salinger, her husband, to cancel a tax deed to certain town lots and other land executed to Lena Salinger.
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Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court in Chancery. A. F. Mabrrry, Special Judge. John Gunn and William Black, doing business under the name of Gunn & Black,, brought a suit in equity against Lena Salinger and Louis Salinger, her husband, to cancel a tax deed to certain town lots and other land executed to Lena Salinger. Afterwards, Lena Salinger instituted an action of forcible entry and' unlawful detainer against the St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railroad Company for possession of the lots in controversy. On motion of the railroad company, this action was consolidated with the former suit.…
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
Tax sai© void for excessive costs.
We find, from the record of the tax
saqe made by the clerk after the sale of the lots and land in controversy in this suit, and to which the appellant claims title by virtue of her purchase of the same at said sale, that it appears that the lots of land sold were sold for taxes, penalty and costs, and that the costs for which each tract was sold exceeded the amount for which the same could have been lawfully sold by twenty-five cents. It appears from said record that the costs for which each of said lots was sold amounted to eighty-five cents, whereas the…
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