Reynolds v. Nelson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Monroe county. ITon. Joel M. Acker, chancellor. On the 16th day of October, 1858, the appellee filed his bill in the court below, as the administrator of Caroline M. Goree, in which he alleged that on the 8th day of September, 1854, John Nelson, the father of said Caroline (who was the wife of Robert T. Goree), made a deed, conveying to his daughter, the said Caroline, an undivided two-thirds interest in certain lands therein mentioned, to…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Monroe county. ITon. Joel M. Acker, chancellor. On the 16th day of October, 1858, the appellee filed his bill in the court below, as the administrator of Caroline M. Goree, in which he alleged that on the 8th day of September, 1854, John Nelson, the father of said Caroline (who was the wife of Robert T. Goree), made a deed, conveying to his daughter, the said Caroline, an undivided two-thirds interest in certain lands therein mentioned, to have and to hold the same to her sole and separate use; that on the same day, the said John Nelson, by deed of that date,…
1Opinion of the CourtEllbtt, J.
The first objection taken to the decree is that the record does not show that the cause was set down on the issue docket of the court below, for final hearing. When either party directs the clerk to set down a cause upon the docket for hearing, the order, for that purpose does not appear upon the minutes nor become a part of the record. • It is usual to give the order in *87writing, but this is for tbe guidance of tbe clerk, and is not required by the statute, though very proper to be enforced by the court as a rule of practice. In the Circuit Court, the law requires all causes to be entered…
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