Legal Opinion

Howard v. Clanton

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 27, 1985No. 55023PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancery Court of Calhoun County, Mississippi, entered a judgment for the appellee in an action by the appellant on a complaint on warranty arising out of transfer of property, and adjudicated that the appellant LEXIE HOWARD was not entitled to recover from the appellee HAVEN CLANTON attorney's fees of $2,414.30 incurred in a prior action to remove clouds from the title, and denying Howard recovery of certain interest on escrow funds.

There are five assignments of error:

I. Failure to adjudicate that the chain of title to Clanton was such that curative work was required before it was…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. H. Weston Lumber Co. v. Lacey Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1920
  2. Green v. IrvingMississippi Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Jackson Yellow Cab Co. v. AlexanderMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Olson v. SolvesonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Brooks v. BlackMississippi Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Century 21 Deep South Prop., Ltd. v. CorsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Greenlee v. MitchellMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Wirtz v. SwitzerMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Grisham v. HintonMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Willard v. Paracelsus Health Care Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1996

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