Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-08-28
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
No. 1854 Equity.
The object of this suit is to
cancel, vacate, annul and set aside
the sale made by j. Forest
Walker, Treasurer to Thomas M.
Talbot of Lots Numbered Four
(4) and Five ~ of F. B. Crost-
waite's Subdivision of "Tuscu-
lum," and to vacate, annul and set
aside the deed from ]. Forest
Walker, Treasurer of Montgomery
MCounty to Thomas M. Talbot and
The dAed from Thomas M. Talbot
and Katherine M. Talbot, his wife,
ITO Matilda Margaret Norwood and
Frank D. Norwood, her husband.
The bill in substance states:
That the plaintiff is the owner
in fee simple, and now in possess
sion of Lots numbered Four "a
and Five (5), of F. B. Crosth-
waite's Subdivision Of Tusculum
and GruIbby Thicket. on Cedar
Lane, Montgomery County, Mary
land. as shown by Plat Book NO.
/. Plat 88, containing Ten (lO)
acres of land, more or less, and
being the same land conveyed unto
Charles M. Campbell, by deed from
John C. Clancy, Frank B. Crosth--
waite and Alphonso Hart, dated
June 8. 1907, and recorded in Llber
1914 at Folio 277, of the Land Rec
ords of Montgomery County. and
being also the same land devised
unto Mary F. C. Campbell under
the Last Will and Testament OF
her husband, Charles M. Campbell,
and being the same land inherited
bv the plaintiff from her mother,
the said Mary F. C. Campbell, VINO
died in September, 1886, intes--
tate. leaving as her only child and
heir at law, the plaintiff, Rachel
Campbell Suggs' that the said Ma,
tilda Margaret Norwood and
Prank ID. Norwood, her husband,
are asserting title to said Lots
Numbered Four (4) and Five (5),
IN said Subdivision by virtue OF
tax sale made on the 9th day OF
APRIL. 1929 by the defendants J.
Forest Walker, Treasurer of Mont
gomerv County, to the defendant.
Thomas M. Talbot, on account OF
taxes claimed to be due ana
= owing on said land for the year
1a28-2o amounting to Fifty-One
Dollars and Thirty Five Cents
fs5l S5), as will more fully and
at large appear by reference 70
No. 1896 Miscellaneous Petitions,
item 81. in the Circuit Court Tor
MONTGOMERY County, by deed dated
the 31st day of December. 1881
from the Defendant, j.. ForesI
Walker Treasurer, to the SAID
Thomas M. Talbot, as will appear
bv reference to said deed recorded
anono the Land Records OF SAID
Montgomery County, in Llper NO.
534 at folio IL, and by TURNER
deed from the said Thomas M.
Talbot and Katherine M. Tai
hott his wife, to Matilda Mar
garet Norwood and Frank D. Nor
wood. dated August 8. 1885, Tor
an unknown consideration, as VII,
annear bv reference to said deed
recorded among the Land Records
If Montgomery County, in Llber
No. GOA at folio 463; that sal9
Lots Numbered Four (4) ana
Five (5), as aforesaid, were on
tba 9th day of April, 1929 each OF
the value of Two Thousand Dol
lars $4,000. 0O), and each lot was
assessed for One Thousand DOL.
lars Isl ,OOO.OO), unimproved and
adjoining. located in the Bethesda
district of said Montgomery
Conntv. and more land was sold
by the Treasurer than was neces-
sarv to pay the taxes CLAIMED 70
he due on the day of sale; that
IN the 9Th day of April, 1879
Mary F. C. Campbell rendered the
amount of taxes due and In ar
rears for the year 1928-29 to the
defendant. J. Forest Walker,
treasurer of said Montgomery
County which said sum was sent
~ telegraph through the Amer.
lean Bank and Trust Company OIL
Ardmore, Oklahoma to the Farm
ers' Banking and Trust Company
If Montgomery County, Rockville,
MARYLAND. which said sum was
sufficient to pay the taxes due on
said lots Four and Five, and the
defendant. Walker, therefore, had
M No rioht to convey said land to the
defendant. Thomas M. Talbot, as
aforesaid: that all the proceed
N incs had and taken by the defend,
ant. Walker, pertaining to SAID
sale both before and thereafter,
we're ,,,. not in conformity with the
statutes providing for and author
izine sale of land in Montgomery
County. Maryland for the non-pay-
ment Of taxes and the said sale
20 made and reported by the de-
fedant. Walker, aforesaid, is
illegal and void; that there was
no legal or valid assessment, Oh
the said land as required by law
f FL, the wear 1928-29; that the
lew for the year 1928 by the de-
4 PENDANT, the Board of County
Commissioners of Montgomery
County. Maryland, being the year
/ of the alleged non-payment OF
taxes for which the alleged sale
/ was made, was contrary to the
statutes made and provided; that
Immediately after the annual levy
of +avaa for the year 1928, the