Crawford v. McLaurin
Mississippi Supreme Court
From: the chancery court of Warren county. HoN. William P. S. Veettress, Chancellor. McLaurin, appellee, was complainant, and IVlrs. Crawford, appellant, was defendant in the .court below. Prom a decree in complainant’s favor confirming his tax title defendant appealed to the supreme court, and complainant prosecuted a cross-appeal from the decree in so far as it denied him compensation for the use and occupation of the land in controversy.
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From: the chancery court of Warren county. HoN. William P. S. Veettress, Chancellor. McLaurin, appellee, was complainant, and IVlrs. Crawford, appellant, was defendant in the .court below. Prom a decree in complainant’s favor confirming his tax title defendant appealed to the supreme court, and complainant prosecuted a cross-appeal from the decree in so far as it denied him compensation for the use and occupation of the land in controversy. The opinion of the court fully states the case. While § 1906, Code 1892, provides that a conveyance made by a tax collector to an individual purchaser of…
1Opinion of the Court · TrulvTrulv, J.
On March 6, 1893, for nonpayment of the taxes of 1892, “all of fractional section 39, township 16, range 4 east, 20 acres,” in Warren county, assessed to “unknown” owners, was by the tax collector of said county struck off to the state. On October 4, 1901, this land was, for the sum of $200, conveyed by the state to appellee. On 29th of March, 1902, appellee filed his bill in the chancery court praying the confirmation of his title. To this bill appellant, who was in possession of the land, and all other persons claiming an interest in said land, were duly cited to appear and defend. Said…
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