Fuqua v. MILLS

It is with deference that I dissent from the decision of the majority in this case.

The controlling facts are undisputed. We are, therefore, not confronted with the rule that the chancellor’s finding on conflicting evidence will not he disturbed unless manifestly wrong. It is the chancellor’s conclusions of law as drawn from the undisputed facts that appear to me to be in error. These facts may be briefly stated.

In May, 1949, Mrs. Antionette Arnold was living in the Harrison Hotel in Byhalia, Mississippi. The appellant, Mrs. Alice E. Fuqua, and her husband, Fred T. Fuqua, were living in the…