Griffin v. Sheffield
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Copiah county. Hon. John E. McNair, judge. This was an action of ejectment, commenced on the 9th October, 1858, by the defendants in error against the plaintiff in error, to recover a lot of land situated in the town of Hazlehurst, in Copiah county. The defendant below pleaded not guilty.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Copiah county. Hon. John E. McNair, judge. This was an action of ejectment, commenced on the 9th October, 1858, by the defendants in error against the plaintiff in error, to recover a lot of land situated in the town of Hazlehurst, in Copiah county. The defendant below pleaded not guilty. On the trial, it was admitted that the plaintiffs in the court below, were the children of Elijah Rogers and Catharine Rogers, except one of them, who was the child of said Catharine and her second husband, Harvey Kyle. The plaintiffs claimed title as heirs-at-law of said…
1Opinion of the Court
Haréis, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendants in error commenced their action of ejectment in the Circuit Court to recover the land in controversy.
By agreement of counsel it is admitted, that defendants in error are the heirs at law of Catharine Rogers by Elijah Rogers, except Martha Kyle, who is the daughter of the said Catharine by her last husband, Harvey Kyle.
The defendants in error claim to derive their title from the said Catharine Rogers, as her heirs at law, as against this defendant by estoppel.
Eor this purpose they show that at the time of her marriage with Harvey…
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