Legal Opinion

Everett v. Hubbard

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 22, 1946No. 36112PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcG-ehee, J.

The sole question presented for decision by this appeal is whether or not the trial court was in error in declining to compel the specific performance of the contract here involved, on the ground that the same was not supported by a sufficient consideration to justify the granting of such relief.

It appears that on the 16th day of November, 1932, R. L. Everett, the appellant, and J. A. Jones, as agent of the Hazlehurst Oil & Fertilizer Company, both' being unsecured creditors of the estate of T. J. iSingletary, deceased, entered into a written contract with Scott Hubbard, now deceased, husband…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hubbard v. MasseyMississippi Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Nabours v. CockeCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1852
  3. Grandberry v. Mortgage Bond & Trust Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Daniel v. FrazerMississippi Supreme Court · 1866

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Osborne v. BullinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Roberts v. SpenceMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Pickett v. BoutwellMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Murphy Exploration & Production v. Sun Operating Ltd. PartnershipMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  5. United States v. Harrison CountyDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1967

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