Rice v. Wright
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the circuit court of Hinds county, 1st district. Beowh, J. In the trial of this case there was evidence of the payment of the debt, for the security of which the deed of trust mentioned was executed. There was also evidence tending to contradict this. The case was tried in the circuit court, before the adoption of the Bev. Code of 1871, which repealed art. 17, p. 338, Bev.
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Error to the circuit court of Hinds county, 1st district. Beowh, J. In the trial of this case there was evidence of the payment of the debt, for the security of which the deed of trust mentioned was executed. There was also evidence tending to contradict this. The case was tried in the circuit court, before the adoption of the Bev. Code of 1871, which repealed art. 17, p. 338, Bev. Code of 1857. The other features of this case are plainly exhibited in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Pettow, C. J.:
This was an action of ejectment, brought by the defendants in error, in the circuit court of Hinds county, against James M. Bice, to recover a certain lot of land therein described, situated in the city of Jackson. To this action the plaintiffs in error appeared and pleaded the general issue, not guilty, upon which the parties waived a trial by jury, and submitted the cause to the decision of the court, which rendered judgment for the plaintiffs below. And from that judgment the defendants below bring the case to this court by writ of error, and make the following assignments of…
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