Bell v. Flaherty
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the circuit court of Pontotoc county. Bradford, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the court. Cited Peal v. Henderson, 24 Miss. 106; Code, 317, 388. Cited Mooney v. Dorsey et al., 7 Smedes & Marsh. 15; Kelly v. Mills, 42 Miss. 267.
1Opinion of the Court
Simrall, J. :
Both parties derive title .to the locus in quo from the same source. The controversy is, which has the better? The plaintiff in error purchased at a sheriff’s sale under a. judgment recovered by him against E. H. Flaherty. The defendant in error claims title by purchase from E. H. Flaherty, 10th December, 1859.
The judgment under which the land was sold was recovered 10th October, 1860. The sale was made by the sheriff the 8th April, 1867, for the sum of $50.
The defendant purchased the premises on the. 10th December, 1859, on the consideration of one-half cash ($300), and the…
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