Legal Opinion

Richardson v. Neblett

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1920No. 20935PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from chancery court of Bolivar county. Hon. Joe. May, Chancellor. Attachment suit by S'. S. Neblett and others against W. P. Richardson. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals. To avoid repetition of argument I will brief the first and third assignments of error together, as both involve the same legal question.

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Appeal from chancery court of Bolivar county. Hon. Joe. May, Chancellor. Attachment suit by S'. S. Neblett and others against W. P. Richardson. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals. To avoid repetition of argument I will brief the first and third assignments of error together, as both involve the same legal question. The first of these assignments is to the effect, that the court erred in "decreeing for the appellees, as to the rent for)the year 1912; and the-third is to the effect, that the court erred in decreeing for the appellees the value of the use and occupation of so much of…

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.

This is an attachment suit, brought by the appellees, in the chancery court of Bolivar county, against the appellee, to recover for the use and occupation of Green Island plantation, in that county, for the years 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, and 1917.

The plantation consists of section 16, the southeast quarter of section 17, and the northeast quarter of section 21, in township 20, range 8 west, and contains four hundred and ninety acres of open land, which was occupied by the appellant during said years, and of which open land the greater part is in said section 16.

Ann S. Neblett, a resident…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Andrews v. BrumfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1856
  2. Partee v. KortrechtMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
  3. Usher v. MossMississippi Supreme Court · 1874
  4. Carroll v. McPikeMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
  5. Jahier v. RascoeMississippi Supreme Court · 1885

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Bolton v. BarnettMississippi Supreme Court · 1923
  2. In Re Estate of HenckeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
  3. Skaggs v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1938
  4. Forster v. First & American National BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
  5. Hamilton v. Federal Land BankMississippi Supreme Court · 1936

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