Lindsey v. Henderson
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the circuit court of Choctaw county; Hon. F. M. Rogers, judge. John Henderson instituted his action of ejectment’ in the Choctaw circuit court at the March term, 1848, against plaintiff in error, for the recovery of the south half of section 21, township 19, range 9 east.
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In error from the circuit court of Choctaw county; Hon. F. M. Rogers, judge. John Henderson instituted his action of ejectment’ in the Choctaw circuit court at the March term, 1848, against plaintiff in error, for the recovery of the south half of section 21, township 19, range 9 east. Henderson’s title to the land in question is a deed of conveyance from one Edward P. Forniquet, dated 19th of June, 1839, the certificate of the register of the land-office of entry by William Kirkwood, dated 12th of January, 1835, transferred on the same day to Forniquet, to whom the patent, as the transferee…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Handy
The defendant in error brought this action of ejectment in the circuit court of Choctaw county in March, 1848, to recover of the plaintiff in error a tract of land lying in that county. The judgment was against the defendant below, who brings the case here.
A preliminary question, raised by the defendant in error, first deserves consideration.
It appears by the bill of exceptions, that on the trial sundry objections were made by the defendant below; 1st, to the admission of evidence offered by the plaintiff, and which was admitted by the court; and 2d, to the rejection of evidence offered by…
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