Rogers v. Foley

Appellant Mrs. Grace Rainey Rogers, executrix of the will of Paul J. Rainey, deceased, filed her bill in the chancery court of Tippah county to enjoin appellee Foley from the further use and occupation of a part of the lands of said estate. Appellee claimed the right to the use and occupation of the land in question by virtue of a written contract of lease for a term of more than a year entered into by him with one O. H. Purnell, claiming to act as authorized agent of said Paul J. Rainey in the execution of said lease. The principal question in the case, and the only one we deem necessary to…