Howard v. Heck
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Moniteau Circuit Court. — Hon. E. L, Edwards, Judge. (1) Failure to return the delinquent tax list shall in no way affect the validity of the assessment, judgment, sale or lien of the state. W. S., 1872, sec. 172, p. .1194. (2) The notice of sale was sufficient. W. S., 1872, sec. 184, p. 1197. (3) Plaintiff’s deed was in the exact wrords of the statute and contained all that was essential.
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Appeal from Moniteau Circuit Court. — Hon. E. L, Edwards, Judge. (1) Failure to return the delinquent tax list shall in no way affect the validity of the assessment, judgment, sale or lien of the state. W. S., 1872, sec. 172, p. .1194. (2) The notice of sale was sufficient. W. S., 1872, sec. 184, p. 1197. (3) Plaintiff’s deed was in the exact wrords of the statute and contained all that was essential. Wilhite v. Wilhite, 53 Mo. 74; Stewart v. Severance, 43 Mo. 322; Williams v. McLanahan, 67 Mo. 499.- (4) The blending of the taxes of 1873 and 1875 in the deed was immaterial. Wilhite v.…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
Plaintiff brought suit in ejectment for three hundred and seventy acres of land sold for the sum of §101.83 for taxes, assessed for the years 1873 and *4581875. Each tract of the land was knocked off to him for the precise amount of the tax assessed thereon and no more.
Section 65 of the revenue act then in force (2 W. S., p. 1171) required that the county clerk, within ninety-days after the assessor’s book is corrected and adjusted, make a fair copy thereof, with the taxes extended therein, authenticated by the seal of the court, for the use of the collector. The copy of the assessor’s book…
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