Bland v. Bland
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Lafayette county. HoN. L. J. Faeley, Special Chancellor. Suit by J. H. Bland against Mrs. Addie E. Bland and others. From a decree for complainant, defendants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. A jury should have been allowed appellants. Code 1906, section 558. Caradme v. Garadine, 58 Miss. 286; First State Banh v. Lincoln, 53 So. 387; Const., sec. 31 Adams Eq.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Lafayette county. HoN. L. J. Faeley, Special Chancellor. Suit by J. H. Bland against Mrs. Addie E. Bland and others. From a decree for complainant, defendants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. A jury should have been allowed appellants. Code 1906, section 558. Caradme v. Garadine, 58 Miss. 286; First State Banh v. Lincoln, 53 So. 387; Const., sec. 31 Adams Eq. (5th Ed.), p. 713 (Notes), citing Lee v. Beatty, 8 Dana, 207; Daniels’ Ch. PL & Pr. (4th Ed.), pp. 1070 and 1080. The special chancellor in his written opinion states very…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
J. H. Bland filed a bill for partition of a quarter section of land. On April 10, 1883, the land was conveyed by H. M. Sullivan to J. IT. Bland and J. R. Bland, brothers, by deed duly recorded. J. R. Bland died testate in 1908, *482and in Ms will de.vised bis land to bis wife, Mrs. Addie B.. Bland, for ber life, and at ber death to bis children. The bill made the widow and children defendants.
An answer and cross-bill were filed by defendants, appellants here, in which they denied that the land was owned by J. H. Bland and J. B. Bland as tenants in common, and averred that J. B. Bland bad…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carradine v. Estate of CarradineMississippi Supreme Court · 1880
- Pittman v. LambMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
- Lawson v. BonnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1906
- First State Bank v. LincolnMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
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