Smith v. Myatt

Appellant filed his bill in.the chancery court of Forrest county against appellees to confirm his tax title to forty acres of land in that county. There was a trial on hill, answer, and proofs, and a final decree dismissing appellant’s bill. Flrom that decree, appellant prosecutes this appeal.

It is conceded that appellant’s tax title to the land involved is perfect, provided the land was subject to the taxes for which it was sold. Appellees claim, and the court below so held, that at the time the land was assessed and sold, for its taxes it was exempt from taxation under the law. At the time…