Boone v. Baird
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of, first district, Hinds county. Hon. G. Garland Lydell, chancellor. Mrs. Boone, appellant, was complainant in the court below; Baird, the appellee, was defendant there. From a decree in defendant’s favor the complainant appealed to the supreme court.
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From the chancery court of, first district, Hinds county. Hon. G. Garland Lydell, chancellor. Mrs. Boone, appellant, was complainant in the court below; Baird, the appellee, was defendant there. From a decree in defendant’s favor the complainant appealed to the supreme court. Not only did the deed to Drucilla Bradley convey a life estate to her but the effort to convey the balance of the fee not conveyed to Drucilla Bradley his wife by name, to the heirs of the grantor Robert Bradley was void and being void the life estate was increased by reason thereof to a fee simple title. We contend that…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
The deed for construction in this case is in the following words: “ This indenture, made this the 4th day of April, 1882, between Bobert Bradley, of the first part, and Mrs. Drucilla Bradley, of the second part, witnesseth: That the said’ party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to me in hand paid by. the said party of the second part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and the natural love and affection I bear my wife, said Mrs. Drucilla Bradley, have granted, bargained, sold, and conveyed, and by these presents does grant, bargain,…
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