Granger v. Erie

On April 20, 1933, the plaintiff, David. Granger, brought suit to restrain John P. Erie, sheriff of Madison county, from selling a large tract of land in his county and for which the plaintiff held a tax deed, on execution issued on a judgment secured by the defendant E. M. Crumrine against the original owners of the property a short time prior to the issuance of the tax deed to plaintiff.

The defendant Erie filed his separate answer on May 5, 1933, and on May 2, 1933, the defendant Crumrine filed his separate answer, challenging the jurisdiction of the court on the alleged insufficiency of…