Cohea v. Johnson
Mississippi Supreme Court
From tbe circuit court of the first district of Hinds county. Hon. J. B. Chrisman, Judge, by reason of relationship to the plaintiffs, being disqualified, by agreement of the parties, C. M. Williamson, Esq., a member of the bar, presided and tried the case without a jury.
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From tbe circuit court of the first district of Hinds county. Hon. J. B. Chrisman, Judge, by reason of relationship to the plaintiffs, being disqualified, by agreement of the parties, C. M. Williamson, Esq., a member of the bar, presided and tried the case without a jury. A case similar to this, brought by the same plaintiffs claiming under the will of Perry Cohea, was before this court at the April term, 1891. See Cohea v. Jemison, 68 Miss., 510. The provisions of the will of Cohea, material to be considered,are there set out. When that case was remanded to the circuit court the defendant,…
1Opinion of the CourtWoods, J.
The deed from Jelks, administrator, was properly admitted in evidence. That Jelks was the administrator with the will annexed of the Cohea estate appears everywhere in 'the record; that the land in controversy was conveyed by Jelks, administrator, in the particular deed whose introduction m evidence was objected to, as the land of the Cohea estate, appears on the face of the conveyance itself; and that Jelks, administrator, in this conveyance was dealing with the land as administrator of Cohea’s estate appears too clear to need discussion.
The contention of appellants’ counsel that the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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