Humphreys v. Merrill
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Ocirroll County. Hon. Dallas P. Coefey, Chancellor. The material facts necessary to a full understanding of this ■case are very fully set out in the opinion of the court. The following errors are assigned, to wit:- . 1. That the demurrer of appellant to the bill was improperly overruled. 2. That the final decree should have been for appellant, instead of for appellee. [Reporters find no briefs in the record on either side.]
1Opinion of the Court
■Simrall, C. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
*93On tbe 15th of February, 1860, J. W. S. Merrill made^ a contract of sale of the lands in controversy to Hyeronomous. This contract was recorded the 16th of September, 1867. The-instrument (a bond for title) was assigned by Hyeronomous on the 18th of October, 1865, to Exum, who, on the 15th of January, 1866, on the consideration of love and affection, assigned to Anna M. Merrill, to whom J. W. S. Merrill, on the-12th of May, 1867, made a conveyance, in fulfillment of his. contract. B. G. Humphreys, on the 12th of October, I860,, recovered a…
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