Harding v. Auditor General

The relators are the sole legatees of Josiah E. Harding, who in his lifetime purchased from the State certain lands for the taxes of 1891, 1892, 1894, and 1895. Later ejectment was brought to recover possession of the lands. A judgment in the ejectment case was rendered in favor of the defendant therein. Application was then made to the auditor general to have the amount paid for these lands refunded. He denied the application. A writ of mandamus is asked to compel him to grant it-

*647The relators claim that, as the deeds were declared invalid in the ejectment suit, they are entitled to have…