Congregation of Sisters of Perpetual Adoration v. Jane
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Jasper county. Hon. T. H. Barrett, Judge. Suit hy the Congregation of Sisters of Perpetual Adoration against Edmund J. Jane. From judgment for plaintiff for sufficient amount it appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Appellant, a religious and educational society, instituted this action as plaintiff in the court below against appellee to recover damages for the alleged breach of a general covenant of warranty, evidenced by a certain deed of conveyance executed by appellee, Jane, to appellant for a certain tract of land in Pascagoula, Miss. The land conveyed belonged on ahd prior to the 1st day of *614February, 1906, to tbe heirs of one Mary Davis, deceased, and was sold by a commissioner of the chancery court August 29, 1906, and purchased at said sale by appellee. The sale was confirmed in October; a…
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- C. B. Carswell & Co. v. HabberzettleTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Kirkpatrick v. MillerMississippi Supreme Court · 1874
- Dyer v. BrittonMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
- Swinney v. CockrellMississippi Supreme Court · 1905
- William Farrell Lumber Co. v. DeshonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1898
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- Kinney v. MillsapCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934