Wildy v. Doe ex dem. Bonney
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the circuit court of Yazoo county; Hon. R. C. Porry, judge. ■ This was an action of ejectment brought by the lessor of defendant in error, to recover of plaintiff in error a. tract of land in Yazoo county.
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In error from the circuit court of Yazoo county; Hon. R. C. Porry, judge. ■ This was an action of ejectment brought by the lessor of defendant in error, to recover of plaintiff in error a. tract of land in Yazoo county. The cause was tried at the May term, 1850, of the Yazoo circuit court, and plaintiff below (Bonney) proved first, possession of the locus in quo by defendant at the time of suit brought; and he next proved, that William Hall, deceased, purchased the lands from the United States in his lifetime, and that he left at his death five heirs, to whom this, with his other real estate,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fishbk
This was an action of ejectment tried at the May term, 1850, of the circuit court of Yazoo county, in which the plaintiff below obtained a verdict and judgment. A motion was made for a new trial, which was overruled by the court, when a bill of exceptions, containing the testimony given on the trial, was taken.
The land in controversy is shown to have been part of the inheritance of Mrs. Pierce, wife of Marcus Pierce. They, on the 29th of June, 1841, conveyed by a quitclaim deed, the land to one A. C. Hall. This deed contained no separate acknowledgment as to the wife, and, therefore, only…
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