72 Miss. 985 | Miss. | 1895
delivered the opinion of the court.
Mrs. Cass was not the owner of an}’ interest in the lot in controversy at the time of her death. Her interest therein had been sold to the state, in March, 1881, for the taxes due thereon for the year 1880. The period for redemption expired in March, 1882. Mrs. Cass died in July, 1882, and, so far as the record discloses, had, at that time, no interest in the lot. The period allowed for redemption having expired, the state’s title was absolute, and nothing remained in Mrs. Cass of her former estate in the land. When Mr. Cass bought from the state, he became owner of the land, and having, in turn, neglected to pay the taxes due to the city of Jackson, it was lawfully sold therefor, and the time allowed for redemption from that sale has also elapsed; but, in addition to this, it appears
The acquisition of this title by Davis, or by his wife if she had seen proper to buy the land, is not at all affected by the fact of the formerly existing tenancy in common between Mrs. Cass and Mrs. Lynch. That was long ago dissolved, and the purchasers from the state, Mrs. Davis and Mr. Cass, have never dealt with the land as tenants in common. Claiming in sever-
The decree, is reversed and bill dismissed.