Morris v. Card

On Rehearing.

THOMAS, J.

The Acts of 1915, p. 475, § 240, the statute of force when the lands were listed and sold for taxes, provided: “When the suit is against the person against whom, the taxes were assessed, or the owner of the land at the time of the sale, his heir, devisee, vendee, or mortgagee, the court shall on motion of the defendant, made at any time before the trial of the cause, ascertain [1] the amount paid by the purchaser at the sale, and [2] of the taxes subsequently paid by the purchaser, together with ten per cent, per annum thereon, and a reasonable attorney’s fee for the…