Willoughby v. Caston
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from.- the chancery court of Marion county. Hon. R. E. Sheehy, Chancellor. Suit by E. Gr. Caston against T. B. Willoughby. F'rom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
This cause was affirmed on a former day of this term without a written opinion. An elaborate suggestion of error has been filed, and in view of the questions so earnestly pressed by counsel, we proceed to state briefly the reasons which induced us to affirm the case. The case, as presented by the pleadings, is as follows: E. Gr. Caston, appellee herein, as complainant in the court below, exhibited his bill in the chancery court of Marion county to confirm his title to certain lands therein mentioned, basing his claim of title on a patent issued to him by the state of Mississippi December 12,…
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