Carroll v. Elliott

Bobert E. Elliott, as administrator of the estate of James H. Shaw, brought a suit against C. B. Carroll, to recover a described tract .of land. The verdict and judgment were in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant excepted to the overruling of his motion for a new trial. The only question for decision is whether the court erred in excluding certain evidence offered by the defendant. After the plaintiff had established prima facie title in Shaw, his intestate, the defendant sought to show a tax title in himself. He contended that the property was sold for State and county taxes due by…