O'Herrin v. Brooks
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. Balph North, Judge. The appellant, Mary O’Herrin, brought this ejectment suit against appellee, Beuben Brooks, to recover a certain lot situated in that part of the city of Vicksburg known as “ Pinckardia,” and described as follows:— “That part of lot (4) four, of a survey made by Brown & Johnson, of a part of square 6, Pinckardia, called ‘ little Veranda,’ and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the southwest…
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From the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. Balph North, Judge. The appellant, Mary O’Herrin, brought this ejectment suit against appellee, Beuben Brooks, to recover a certain lot situated in that part of the city of Vicksburg known as “ Pinckardia,” and described as follows:— “That part of lot (4) four, of a survey made by Brown & Johnson, of a part of square 6, Pinckardia, called ‘ little Veranda,’ and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of the square, being the southwest corner of lot 4, ‘ little Veranda’ survey, thence north, along Walnut street,…
1Opinion of the CourtWoods, C. J.
The contention in this case is as to that part of Block 6, Pinckardia, originally owned by Brown & Johnson, and not embraced within the “little Veranda Block,” on which defendant resides, and to which he claims to hold title under a conveyance, made in 1887, by the heirs and legal representatives of Brown & Johnson, to lot 40, Pinckardia.
On the face of the deed to lot 4, little Veranda Block, made by Brown & Johnson to the appellant, there would seem to be no ground upon which to base appellant’s claim, now asserted to lot *27340, block 6, Pinckardia survey. On the agreed statement of facts…
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