Williams v. Oates

The affirmative charge was requested by and denied to defendants in this statutory action in the nature of ejectment. A phase of this case was before tbe court in Williams v. Oates, 209 Ala. 683, 96 So. 880. The appellants state they defend under and by virtue of a tax title, coupled with the fact that they were in possession of the land and remained in possession of it for more than three years after the purchaser at the tax sale became entitled to demand a deed therefor. Thus are presented the merits of appellants’ claim, if they are to prevail in this suit.

Several questions arose on the…