Howze v. Rook Lumber Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Covington county. Hon. D. M. Bussell, Chancellor. Suit by the Book Lumber Company against Mrs. Mamie Howze and another. From a decree for complainants, defendants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Covington county. Hon. D. M. Bussell, Chancellor. Suit by the Book Lumber Company against Mrs. Mamie Howze and another. From a decree for complainants, defendants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The theory of this bill is that appellees have an equitable lien on the land to which the house was removed and the idea, too, seems to be that the equitable lien results from the facts that the lumber was attached to the land and as the lumber was the property of appellees, the wrongful attachment of the same by the appellants to the…
1Opinion of the CourtSykes, J.
The appellee purchased a certain lot in the town of Collins at a sale made by the tax collector for unpaid taxes. The tax deed was filed in the office of the chancery clerk and the property was not redeemed within the period allowed by law. Situated upon the lot sold for taxes was a house. Between the time of the sale by the tax collector and before the period of redemption had expired the delinquent owner of the land sold the house to the appellants for the. sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars. The appellants tore the house down and used the lumber from the same for some buildings on…
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