Ingersoll v. Jeffords
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Issaquena County. Hon. Charles Clark, Chancellor. This is an appeal from the order of ■ the Chancery Court -overruling a demurrer to the bill of complaint. The other Tacts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court. 1. The claim • of Jeffords for taxes was reserved by the •decree of the'court, with his assent, against the proceeds of the .sale, which were amply sufficient to protect him.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Issaquena County. Hon. Charles Clark, Chancellor. This is an appeal from the order of ■ the Chancery Court -overruling a demurrer to the bill of complaint. The other Tacts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court. 1. The claim • of Jeffords for taxes was reserved by the •decree of the'court, with his assent, against the proceeds of the .sale, which were amply sufficient to protect him. Jefford’s uights could not be held against the proceeds of the sale, and .against the land, too. He had no claim on the land, and he -could not pay the taxes and…
1Opinion of the CourtChalmers, J.
Jeffords held a tax deed to certain lands in Issaquena •County, wMch had been the property of one Edrington, a 'bankrupt. These lands were, by decree of the bankrupt court :in a proceeding to which Jeffords was a party, ordered to be •sold, and the commissioner making the sale was directed to repay to Jeffords all taxes paid out by him, with the lawful damages and interest. In this decree Jeffords acquiesced. At the sale, Ingersoll becatne the purchaser of the land. By the sale, Jeffords’ claim upon the land was to be wholly extinguished, according to the terms of the decree, and he was to…
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