Middleton v. Georgetown Mercantile Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Copiah county. HoN. D. M. Milleb, Judge. Unlawful entry and detainer, by the Georgetown Mercantile Company against R. B. Middleton and others. From a judgment on peremptory- instruction for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Copiah county. HoN. D. M. Milleb, Judge. Unlawful entry and detainer, by the Georgetown Mercantile Company against R. B. Middleton and others. From a judgment on peremptory- instruction for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Replying to the brief filed by counsel for appellee in this cause we call the attention of the court to the fact that the only serious contention made by appellee is that the appellants cannot question the title or right of possession of appellee to the land in controversy. They state that…
1Opinion of the CourtHoldeN, J.
The appellee, Georgetown Mercantile Company, a corporation, instituted an unlawful entry and detainer suit against II. B. Middleton, appellant, to recover possession of a tract of farm land which was occupied, and formerly owned,_ by appellant. The appellee, Georgetown Mercantile Company acquired title to the land by purchase at a foreclosure sale under a deed of trust executed by appellant to F. H. Carlysle for the benefit of D. Nederlansch-Amerekaansche Land Maatas-chappy. At the time of the purchase of the land by appellee it was in the possession of appellant and was *139farm land used for…
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