Barrier v. Kelly
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Yazoo county. Hon. Henry C. Conn, Chancellor. Barrier, appellant, was complainant and Kelly and others, appellees, were defendants in the court below.
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From the chancery court of Yazoo county. Hon. Henry C. Conn, Chancellor. Barrier, appellant, was complainant and Kelly and others, appellees, were defendants in the court below. From a decree-in defendants’ favor the complainant appealed to the supreme court. [See Barrier v. Kelly, 81 Miss., 266, where a previous appeal in this case was dismissed.] The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court, however the deeds involved were as follows: Exhibit C. “This indenture made and entered into this 4th day of June, 1890, between Mary Ann Ray, of Madison county, Mississippi, of the first…
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, O. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
At the time of the death of Mrs. Ray, B. J. Barrier, Jr., became the legal owner of the entire Taylor tract of land. His mother had first been married to Mr. Barrier. The only issue surviving from this marriage was B. J. Barrier, Jr., the appellant. After the death of Mr. Barrier, the widow intermarried with Mr. Ray, and by him had one son, the appellee. The appellant and appellee were, therefore, half-brothers. Mr. Barrier ’and Mr. Ray had bought, each, an undivided half interest in the Taylor tract of land. These transactions occurred…
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