Albritton v. Fairley
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Harrison county. Hon. W. J. Gex, Special Chancellor. Suit by Jennie T. Albritton against Mrs. N. M. Fairley. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of.the court.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Harrison county. Hon. W. J. Gex, Special Chancellor. Suit by Jennie T. Albritton against Mrs. N. M. Fairley. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of.the court. It was to meet just such cases as this that the statute, section 4285, was passed, although there -has been much quibbling over it, and some few decisions have seemed bent on judicially repealing it, but those are not the later decisions. The later decisions have come back to the case of Dodds v. Marx, 63 Miss. 443, which upheld a description as…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
This is a suit to confirm a tax title to a lot in Gulfport. The defendant below successfully defended on the ground that the tax-deed was void on account of uncertainty in the description. This is the only question of merit in the case. The assessment describes the lot as, “Mrs. N.'M. Fairley, fifty feet on east half of lots seven to twelve, block 100, section 4, town 8, range 11, City of Gulfport.” The tax deed describes the land as “one lot fifty feet on east half of lots seven to twelve,” etc. The record shows that said lots seven to twelve are one hundred sixty feet long, running east and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. LeBlancMississippi Supreme Court · 1897
- Dodds v. MarxMississippi Supreme Court · 1886
- Wheeler v. LynchMississippi Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by7 opinions
- Jefferson v. WalkerMississippi Supreme Court · 1946
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- Pearce v. TharpMississippi Supreme Court · 1918
- Fairly v. AlbrittonMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
- Melvin v. ParkerMississippi Supreme Court · 1955
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