Sivley v. Sivley
Mississippi Supreme Court
Ebom tbe circuit court of Newton county. HoN. James R. Eyed, Judge. Mary De Priest Sivley, appellee, was plaintiff in tbe court below; Martha Sivley, appellant, was defendant there. Prom a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to tbe supreme court. The facts are stated in tbe opinion of the court. Something of tbe history of the case, however, can be learned from tbe statement of facts contained in tbe report of a decision rendered on a motion in tbe case.
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Ebom tbe circuit court of Newton county. HoN. James R. Eyed, Judge. Mary De Priest Sivley, appellee, was plaintiff in tbe court below; Martha Sivley, appellant, was defendant there. Prom a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to tbe supreme court. The facts are stated in tbe opinion of the court. Something of tbe history of the case, however, can be learned from tbe statement of facts contained in tbe report of a decision rendered on a motion in tbe case. See Bvoley v. Sivley (Motion) ante, p. 134. Counsel cited tbe following authorities: Kenley v. Kenley, 2 How. (Miss.) 751; 4…
1Opinion of the Court
WilliamsoN,* Special Judge,
delivered the opinion of the •court.
After a careful and painstaking study of the record of this ■cause, the same having been taken by the court for the purpose •of examining the record with reference to any errors that might have occurred on the trial in the lower court, and keeping in view the fact that the appellee has filed a confession of error, the court is forced to the conclusion that there is error in the record; only one or two of the many assignments of error being necessary to consider in order to show why the court must reverse the judgment and remand…
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