Pennington v. Purcell
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
* Corpus Juris-Cyc. References: Lis Pendens, 38CJ, p. 51, n. 51; p. 52, n. 55; Tenancy in Common, 38Cyc, p. 66, n. 71; p. 72, n. 84, 90 New. As to liability of cotenant to account for use and occupation or rents and profits, see annotation in 28 L.R.A. 829; 29 L.R.A. (N.S.) 224; 7 R.C.L. 836. The appellant, Pennington, appeals from a decree sustaining a demurrer to his bill filed for the purpose of determining the question of whether or not a deed of trust held by him on an undivided interest in certain lands was superior to the lien of one cotenant for use and occupation by another cotenant…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Burns v. DreyfusMississippi Supreme Court · 1891
- Morgan v. LongMississippi Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
- Pennington v. PurcellMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- Ford v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
- Griffin v. AyersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936