Tynes v. Southern Pine Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Marion county. Hon. T. Á. Wood, Chancellor. Bill by William Tynes against the Southern Pine Co. A demurrer to the bill was sustained and complainant appeals. Appellant filed his bill of complaint in the chancery court against appellee for confirmation of his title to the land in controversy, which is deraigned from the state through the Pearl River Improvement & Navigation Company.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Marion county. Hon. T. Á. Wood, Chancellor. Bill by William Tynes against the Southern Pine Co. A demurrer to the bill was sustained and complainant appeals. Appellant filed his bill of complaint in the chancery court against appellee for confirmation of his title to the land in controversy, which is deraigned from the state through the Pearl River Improvement & Navigation Company. The land is situated in Marion county, and is alleged to have been patented to the state of Mississippi by the United States under an act of congress (Act Sept. 28, 1850, chapter…
1Opinion of the Court
Mayes, C. J.,
delivered the opinion of the .-court.
There is no merit in the contention of appellant, and the decree of the court below, sustaining the demurrer and dismissing the bill, is correct.. In view of section 6, article 8, of the Constitution of Mississippi of 1868, which provides “that there shall be established a common school fund, which shall consist of the proceeds of the lands now belonging to the state, heretofore granted by the United States, and of the land known as ‘swamp lands,’ except the swamp lands lying and situated on Pearl river, in the counties of Hancock, Marion,…
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