Cameron v. Lewis
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Madison County. Hon. E. Gr. Peyton, Chancellor. Caroline E- Lewis filed her bill in chancery against J. R.. Clymer, J. C. Cameron, Laura Cameron, the wife of J. C. Cameron, Joseph J. Nicholson, Sr., and Joseph J. Nicholson, Jr. • Cameron and his wife were the only defendants served with process at the first term after the filing of the bill. They filed a demurrer to the bill, which was overruled, and they appealed to this court.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Madison County. Hon. E. Gr. Peyton, Chancellor. Caroline E- Lewis filed her bill in chancery against J. R.. Clymer, J. C. Cameron, Laura Cameron, the wife of J. C. Cameron, Joseph J. Nicholson, Sr., and Joseph J. Nicholson, Jr. • Cameron and his wife were the only defendants served with process at the first term after the filing of the bill. They filed a demurrer to the bill, which was overruled, and they appealed to this court. The statements of the bill and the grounds of the demurrer are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. 1. There was no…
1Opinion of the Court
SimRAll, O. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The case stated in the bill is this : Caroline E. Lewis, on the 22d November, 1875, through her attorney in fact, Jesse R. Powell, sold the land in question to J. R. Clymer, for $2,060, on a credit, taking three notes for the instalments, to mature respectively 1st December, 1876, 1877, and 1878. The legal title was retained until final payment. Clymer was at once let into possession, and has held the land ever since the sale.
In October, 1876, Mrs. Lewis became apprehensive that the land had been sold for taxes. Her allegation is, “ forfeited…
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