Howard v. Jayne
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Hinds county. Hon. L. F. Easterling, Chancellor. Suit by E. K. Jayne and others against E. E. Howard and others. On petition of M. A. Lewis and another, as receivers, for confirmation of sale of land. Decree for petitioners, and defendants appeal. Upon an examination of the authorities cited by counsel for appellees, it does not appear that they have successfully answered the interrogatories propounded to them by the court.
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Appeal from chancery court of Hinds county. Hon. L. F. Easterling, Chancellor. Suit by E. K. Jayne and others against E. E. Howard and others. On petition of M. A. Lewis and another, as receivers, for confirmation of sale of land. Decree for petitioners, and defendants appeal. Upon an examination of the authorities cited by counsel for appellees, it does not appear that they have successfully answered the interrogatories propounded to them by the court. In the case of Tobin v. Portland Flouring Company, 42 Ore. 117, it is held, that where a receiver of a warehouseman’s property is authorized…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the court beloAV confirming the sale of certain real property to the appellee, Jayne, by Lewis and Ricketts, receivers of the Mississippi Building and Loan Association. The cause Avas presented to the court below on a petition by the receivers, praying for a confirmation of a sale by them of the land to Jayne, a Avritten objection thereto by the appellants, a bond obligating the objectors to make the property bring at least tAventy per cent, more than the price offered therefor by Jayne, together with the costs of the resale, and oral testimony.
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