Barker v. Stacy
Mississippi Supreme Court
On appeal from the superior court of chancery; Hon. Stephen Cocke, chancellor. The appellee filed his bill in the superior chancery court, in which he alleges, that his intestate (Lee) died in Mississippi, leaving a large estate in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, and some in Mississippi; that in 1840, complainant was duly appointed, in Concordia Parish, administrator of said estate in Louisiana; that in 1841, he was duly appointed, by the Adams probate court, administrator of…
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On appeal from the superior court of chancery; Hon. Stephen Cocke, chancellor. The appellee filed his bill in the superior chancery court, in which he alleges, that his intestate (Lee) died in Mississippi, leaving a large estate in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, and some in Mississippi; that in 1840, complainant was duly appointed, in Concordia Parish, administrator of said estate in Louisiana; that in 1841, he was duly appointed, by the Adams probate court, administrator of said estate in Mississippi. Copy of his letters filed as exhibit B. That prior to his appointment in Louisiana, the…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief-Justice Smith
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a bill filed in the superior court of chancery for the purpose of a foreclosure and sale of the equity of redemption held by Samuel Barker in certain slaves which were mortgaged by him in the State of Louisiana. The decree was for the complainant in the court below; and we will proceed to notice the objections urged by the appellants against its validity.
*4761. The act or deed of mortgage on which the complainant based his right to the relief prayed for, was executed in the parish of Concordia, in the State of Louisiana. The slaves…
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