Rozell v. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Mississippi Chancery Court. Edward D. Robertson, Chancellor. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an action by the children and the grandchildren of Ashley B. Rozell to quiet the title of two sections of wild and unoccupied lands in Mississippi County, Arkansas, which they claim as the heirs of the said Rozell. The complaint alleges that Rozell purchased this land fom Jeptha Eowlkes on the 14th day of February, 1855, and received from him a warranty deed for the same.
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Appeal from Mississippi Chancery Court. Edward D. Robertson, Chancellor. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an action by the children and the grandchildren of Ashley B. Rozell to quiet the title of two sections of wild and unoccupied lands in Mississippi County, Arkansas, which they claim as the heirs of the said Rozell. The complaint alleges that Rozell purchased this land fom Jeptha Eowlkes on the 14th day of February, 1855, and received from him a warranty deed for the same. This deed was recorded in Mississippi County on February 25, 1855, and again recorded on April 4, 1868. Fowlkes…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal from a judgment 'sustaining a demurrer to a complaint and dismissing the action for want of equity. The facts stated in the complaint are set out in the statement of facts, and show, among other things, that in the year 1855 one Jeptha Fowlkes sold certain land to the ancestor of plaintiffs. At that time the land belonged to the State, and Fowlkes had no right to it. But in 1856 he purchased it from the State, and paid for it, and received certificates of entry, which entitled him to a patent when the title of the State to the land was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. California & Oregon Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Boynton v. HaggartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Chowning v. StanfieldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- Turman v. SanfordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1901
- Coleman v. HillSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1884
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Godfrey v. Iowa Land & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Abbott v. ParkerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Turner v. BurkeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
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