Dickson v. Sentell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from ‘Miller Chancery Court; James D.' Shaver, Chancellor; 1. Taking into consideration the sale of the land for $201, an inadequate price, the assignment of the certificate of purchase to Geo.
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Appeal from ‘Miller Chancery Court; James D.' Shaver, Chancellor; 1. Taking into consideration the sale of the land for $201, an inadequate price, the assignment of the certificate of purchase to Geo. W. Sentell, and the fact that it is not shown that the place was held as security for other debts, as also the facts that Dickson remained in possession to the time of his death, and that it was agreed that the place should be reconveyed to him, the conclusion must be reached that Sentell, Sr., held the legal title in trust only. 26 Ark. 240; 52 Ark. 76; Id. 473; 53 Ark. 152; 70 Ark. 145. 2. The…
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
This a suit in equity brought by the heirs of David E. Dickson, deceased, of Eafayette County, Arkansas, against the widow and heirs of G. W. Sentell, of New Orleans, to have the deed under which the defendants claim title to a tract of land in Miller County, formerly owned by David E. Dickson, cancelled and the title of the plaintiffs to such land quieted and confirmed.
The main facts in the case are as follows: David E. Dickson, a planter, who lived at Walnut Hill in Eafayette County in 1880, owned a tract of land of 810 acres in Miller County, five or six miles distant from his home place.…
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