Fischer v. Bennett

Mr. Associate Justice Fishburne

delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court:

This controversy has to do with the validity of a sheriff’s sale to enforce the lien for delinquent taxes. The property, consisting of 21.9 acres, was sold by the sheriff of Berkeley County on April 3, 1939, under tax executions for the years 1931-1937, both inclusive, to M. B. Cross, the appellant, for $73.85. This amount was paid to him by the county treasurer; later he paid to the county treasurer $7.84, being the amount of taxes levied on the property for the year 1938.

Edward Bennett was the owner of the land in…