Bank of Hickory v. McPherson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Newton county. Hon. Sam Whitman, Je., Chancellor. Suit by Mrs. O. S. McPherson and others against the Bank of Hickory. Prom a decree for complainants, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Newton county. Hon. Sam Whitman, Je., Chancellor. Suit by Mrs. O. S. McPherson and others against the Bank of Hickory. Prom a decree for complainants, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. There are several grounds of demurrer, the first one is: “There is no equity on the face of the bill,” and the seventh ground of demurrer is: “That the money was paid by O. S. McPherson to Harper before the sale was confirmed by the court.” It has always been the doctrine in this state that in judicial sales the title to the land does…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
This case was appealed from the chancery court of Newton county from a decree overruling defendant’s demurrer to the original bill of complainant to settle the principles of law involved in the litigation. The bill of complaint sets up this state of facts: At a former term of the chancery court of Newton county, complainants petitioned the court to order the sale of certain lands, *863of which, they were tenants in common, for partition; that the prayer of the petition was granted by the conrt, and Gr. B. Harper, sheriff, was by the court appointed its commissioner to sell the land to the highest…
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