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598 VAN METER V. ADDINGTON [250 IKE VAN METER v. EMMA MURPHY ADDINGTON ET AL 5-5560 466 S. W. 2d 249 Opinion delivered May 3, 1971 TAXATIONTAX DEEDSSUFFICIENCY OF DESCRIPTION.—Tax deed describ- ing land as "Parts of Section Exc. IA W of RR 1 /4 NE 'A Sec - 22 Twp. 2S, Range 3E, Acres 24, 100ths .00 year for which forfeited 1966" held void for insufficiency of description. Appeal from Phillips Chancery Court, George Cra-craft, Chancellor; affirmed. W. G. Dinning Jr., for appellant. David Solomon, for appellees. CONLEY BYRD, Justice. Appellant Ike Van Meter acquired a State tax deed from the, State Land Commissioner under the following description: "Parts of Section Exc. IA W of RR SW M NE 1/4 Sec. 22 Twp. 2S, Range 3E, Acres 24, 100ths .00 year for which forfeited 1966."
ARK.] 599 In a quiet title suit by appellees Emma Murphy Adding-ton and Deborah White, the trial court held the description void. We affirm for the reasons stated in Brinkley v. Halliburton, 129 Ark. 334, 196 S. W. 118 (1917), Halliburton v. Brinkley, 135 Ark. 592, 204 S. W. 213 (1918), and /rby v. Drusch, 220 Ark. 250, 247 S. W. 2d 204 (1952). Affirmed.
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