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106 Mo. 577

Pitkin v. Miller

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1891

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1891-10-15

<p>The Case of Pitkin et al. v. Shacklett, ante, p. 571, followed and affirmed.</p>

Reversed and remanded · Decided 1891-10-15

Gantt, P. J.

¶1This is an action of ejectment for forty acres of land in Scotland county, off of the east end of the north half of the northwest quarter of section 3, in township 64, range 10, Plaintiff ’ s claim is based on a tax deed that has been considered in the case of Pitkin v. Richard H. Shacklett, ante, p. 571.

¶2The same defense is made in this as was in that. The circuit court correctly found for defendant, as to the possession. The claim is now made that the court should at least have allowed the purchase money paid at the tax sale, and the subsequent taxes, etc. The circuit court for the reasons given in Pitkin v. Shacklett, supra, should have allowed plaintiffs in this case the proper proportion of the purchase money paid for the eighty-four acres at the tax sale and of the subsequent taxes.

¶3For failure to do this, the judgment is reversed and cause remanded with directions to the circuit court to enter judgment in accordance with this opinion. All concur.

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