When a sheriff sells land because the owner did not pay taxes, the deed the sheriff gives to the buyer is treated as strong evidence that the people listed in the court case actually owned that land when the lawsuit started.
490.400. Sheriff's in tax sale, of what. — All deeds heretofore , or that may hereafter be executed, by any sheriff to a purchaser of land sold for and back taxes, shall be that the persons named therein as in the suit to the of the state of Missouri for the delinquent and back taxes, were the absolute owners of the land conveyed, at the time of the institution of the .
(RSMo 1939 § 1879)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1715; 1919 § 5402; 1909 § 6346
Sheriff's deeds when , or , evidence, 513.290
Tap any gold-underlined word to see what it means.
Related Missouri laws
Copies evidence when original lost
RSMo 490.390
Acknowledged instruments affecting realty
RSMo 490.410
Deeds recorded thirty years before 1874
RSMo 490.380
Certified copy thereof read in evidence
RSMo 490.420
Recitals in deeds, evidence of heirship in certain cases
RSMo 490.370
Shall not be conclusive evidence, when
RSMo 490.430
Legal information, not legal advice. Always confirm with the official source at revisor.mo.gov.