Rives v. McNeil
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Copiah county. Hon. V. J. Stricker, Chancellor. Bill by H. W. Rives, executor, against M. S. McNeil. Complainant’s bill was dismissed, and complainant appeals. On the face of the pleadings, treating the plea and answer of the defendant as properly joined, the complainant was entitled to relief. Certainly he was entitled to a decree canceling and annulling the deed from Biirrage to McNeil.
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Appeal from chancery court of Copiah county. Hon. V. J. Stricker, Chancellor. Bill by H. W. Rives, executor, against M. S. McNeil. Complainant’s bill was dismissed, and complainant appeals. On the face of the pleadings, treating the plea and answer of the defendant as properly joined, the complainant was entitled to relief. Certainly he was entitled to a decree canceling and annulling the deed from Biirrage to McNeil. This seems to us to be so plain that we fear the presentation of argument on the subject will be unwarranted. We will, however call the court’s attention to the following facts:…
1Opinion of the Court
. Ethridge, X,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellant filed a bill against appellee, charging that in a certain suit styled H. W. Rives v. F. D. Burrage, com*848plainant had litigated with Burrage his rights to certain property involved in this suit and obtained a decree adjudicating the title to be in the complainant Rives, and had Burrage’s title to said lands in said suit canceled; that pending said suit Burrage conveyed to McNeil a portion of the property involved in that suit, and that McNeil had collected certain rents from said .lands, and had obtained a deed thereto from Burrage…
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