Richardson v. Sims
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Coahoma county. Hon. Joe Mat, Chancellor. Suit by P. S. Richardson and others against F. R. Sims and others. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
This suit involves the title to the bed of Swan Lake, a shallow non-navigable lake about five miles long and five hundred yards wide, situated in township 28, range 3 west in the northeastern part of Coahoma county, extending through and including portions of several sections of land.
The United States government owned, surveyed, and platted said township 28 in 1842, and meandered the boundary line of Swan Lake. All of the sections of land of which the bed of the lake constituted a part were divided into lots, each being numbered, and a township plat was made of the land by the government, and…
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