Doe ex dem. Skipwith v. Robinson
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
In error from the circuit court of Carroll county; Hon. F. M. Rogers, judge. The opinion of the court contains a statement of the facts of the case.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fisher
This was an action of ejectment, tried in the circuit court of Carroll county, in which the defendant below obtained a a verdict and judgment.
The bill of exceptions shows that both parties claim title from Jno. S. Gooch, who, in October, 1839, conveyed the land in controversy to "William H. Hurst, as trustee, for the purpose of securing certain debts therein specified. Hurst, on the 20th of March, 1848, by virtue of the power vested in him by the deed, conveyed the land to Skipwith, the plaintiff’s lessor. The defendant, in connection with this evidence, admitted on the trial below, that he…
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