Ladnier v. Ladnier
Mississippi Supreme Court
Feom the circuit court of Harrison county. Hon. T. A. Wood, Judge. Ejectment by Joseph Ladnier against Clozelle Ladnier for the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 1, in township 6, range 13, in Harrison county, Mississippi.
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Feom the circuit court of Harrison county. Hon. T. A. Wood, Judge. Ejectment by Joseph Ladnier against Clozelle Ladnier for the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 1, in township 6, range 13, in Harrison county, Mississippi. Plaintiff relied upon a deed from Albert Harrien and Lucinda Harrien, his wife, dated February 24, 1896, bearing the caption, “State of Mississippi, Harrison County,” and describing the lands as “N. W. £ of N. E., N. E. ^ of N. W., section 1, township 6, range 13.” Defendant relied upon a deed, dated…
1Opinion of the CourtWoods, C. J.
Whether the appellant had actual notice of appellee’s purchase of the lands in controversy prior to his, appellant’s, purchase of them was a question of fact for the jury, and the jury has found that appellant had such notice. That finding is abundantly supported by evidence, and we cannot disturb it.
Was appellee’s deed from Harrien void because of the omission to name the county and state in which the lands were situate ? State and county boundaries were not considered in the making of governmental surveys of the public lands, and the insertion of the state and county would only serve the…
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