Eaton v. Humphreys

On August 2, 1941, appellee obtained a clerk’s tax deed to a 40 acre tract of land, to which one Robert Eaton had the original title. After getting this deed, appellee proceeded to acquire, by quitclaim deeds, the title of the Eaton heirs whose respective interests varied from a fifth to a fortieth of the whole title. Appellee filed suit against two of the Eaton heirs then in possession of the land, in which he alleged his ownership of the land under his tax deed, but he alleged also, that if the deed was not valid, and did not vest title, he nevertheless owned three-fourths interest, while…