Wildy v. Bonney
Mississippi Supreme Court
IN error from the circuit court of Yazoo county; Hon. E. G. Henry, judge. The facts of this case may be found set forth in the opinion of the court, and the points made by counsel. This case was before the court at a former term, (26 Miss. R. 35,) where most of the facts upon which the present trial was had, will be found. The plaintiff, Bonney, has been permitted to recover the land •without a tittle of testimony to support the verdict.
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IN error from the circuit court of Yazoo county; Hon. E. G. Henry, judge. The facts of this case may be found set forth in the opinion of the court, and the points made by counsel. This case was before the court at a former term, (26 Miss. R. 35,) where most of the facts upon which the present trial was had, will be found. The plaintiff, Bonney, has been permitted to recover the land •without a tittle of testimony to support the verdict. The plaintiff offered in evidence a copy of the deed from Pierce and wife, which, when this case was before this court, this court decided, ■did not .convey…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Handy
This case has been heretofore before this court, and is reported in 26 Miss. R. 35.
Upon the new trial awarded by that decision, the evidence in support of the title of the lessor of the plaintiff, and upon which a judgment was rendered in his favor, is as follows: —
It appeared that the land in controversy had been purchased from the United States by one William Hall, who died, leaving five heirs at law, of whom two were Archibald C. Hall and Rhoda Pierce, the wife of one Marcus Pierce. The plaintiff then read in evidence a record of proceedings in the probate court of Yazoo county upon an…
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