Gilbreath v. Dilday

This was a bill in chancery, filed by Simeon Dilday, appellee, against the county of Jackson, Whitney Gil-breath, appellant, and others, alleging that said county was seized in fee of the north half of the north-west quarter of section 2, township 9, south, range 5, west of the third principal meridian, in said county, in 1855, as swamp land; that on May 3, 1855, said county of Jackson sold said land, with other land, to William McCullough for $114.80 paid by him, and attempted to convey the same to him by deed, which was executed as required by law, in all respects, except that by an…