Dawson v. Parham
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from St. Francis Circuit Court in chancery. Matthew T. Sanders, Judge. H. B. & T. C. Dawson brought suit against John and Anna Parham to establish equitable titles to three several tracts of land, situated in township 5 north and range 3 east, viz.: (1) The northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 20; (2) the north half of the southeast quarter of ■section 19; and (3) the south half of the southwest quarter •of section 20. The court decreed in favor of…
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APPEAL from St. Francis Circuit Court in chancery. Matthew T. Sanders, Judge. H. B. & T. C. Dawson brought suit against John and Anna Parham to establish equitable titles to three several tracts of land, situated in township 5 north and range 3 east, viz.: (1) The northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 20; (2) the north half of the southeast quarter of ■section 19; and (3) the south half of the southwest quarter •of section 20. The court decreed in favor of the plaintiffs as to the first tract, and dismissed the complaint as to the other two. Both sides have appealed. The facts…
1Opinion of the CourtCockrill, C. J.
The object of this suit in equity by the appellants was to establish title to three tracts of land and to divest the appellees of the legal title which it was alleged was improperly vested in them.
The court dismissed the complaint as to two tracts and decreed in favor of the appellants as to the other. They appealed, and subsequently the defendants prosecuted a. cross-appeal by leave of this court.
As to the northwest quarter northwest quarter section 20,. township 5 north, range 3 east, the court found the facts in effect to be that G. V. C. Johnson became the purchaser in 1853 by certificate…
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