Camp v. Celtic Land & Improvement Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Lamar county. Hon. D. M. Russell, Chancellor. Suit by the Celtic Land & Improvement Company against Mrs. C. M. Camp and others. Decree for complainant, and the defendants appeal. Our friends undertake to cite a number of authorities on the proposition that our recording statutes are not mandatory.
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Appeal from chancery court of Lamar county. Hon. D. M. Russell, Chancellor. Suit by the Celtic Land & Improvement Company against Mrs. C. M. Camp and others. Decree for complainant, and the defendants appeal. Our friends undertake to cite a number of authorities on the proposition that our recording statutes are not mandatory. Of course, authorities, from other states can he of little value in the consideration of this question, because as set out in our original brief, recording statutes are creatures of the legislature, and there are probably as many variations in the recording statutes as…
1Opinion of the CourtSykes, P. J.
In this case the appellee (complainant in the chancery court) seeks to confirm its title to certain lands described in the bill. The chain of title of complainant is shown by exhibits to- the bill. A demurrer was interposed by the defendant in the lower court, which was overruled, and, the defendant declining to plead, a final decree was rendered ' in favor of complainant, from which decree this appeal is here prosecuted.
The ground of the demurrer is that the complainant by its deraignment of title fails to show a good title in itself.
In bills to confirm title and remove cloud from title the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown v. British & American Mortgage Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1905
- Russel v. Town of HickoryMississippi Supreme Court · 1917
- Shipp v. New South Building & Loan Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1902
- White v. JenkinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1901
3Cited by2 opinions
- Seal v. AndersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
- White v. StennisMississippi Supreme Court · 1928