Mengel Box Co. v. Ferguson

The Mengal Box Company filed its original bill in the chancery court of Lauderdale county against J. Bt Fer*436guson. The bill was predicated on the breach by Ferguson of the covenants of warranty and seizin contained in a deed made by Ferguson to the company, dated June 27, 1902, and purporting to convey to the company a tract of land in Dyer county. The consideration expressed in the deed, and paid by the company to Ferguson, was $10,000 cash.

The bill averred an eviction of the company from an undivided four-fifths interest in the land, and a decree of the chancery court of Dyer county holding…