Stegall v. Miles

The appellee- exhibited an original bill of complaint against the appellant praying' for the confirmation of an alleged tax title to certain described land, and there was a decree accordingly. The following appears in substance from the pleadings and the evidence on which the case was tried: On the 4th day of April, 1932, the land described in the bill of complaint was owned by and assessed for taxes to E. P. Stegall, on which day the sheriff' sold it to the state for taxes due thereon for the year 1931. On March 27, 1935, E. P. Stegall applied to the chancery clerk, in accordance with…