Woodman v. Fulton
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Madison county. Young, Chancellor. . The opinion of the court contains a statement of the case. Woodman was guilty of laches of which he cannot take advantage; McRaney v. Coulter, 39 Miss. 390. He had adopted all the remedies afforded him by law, and it was beyond the power of the legislature to grant him any relief. See Story Eq. PI. 407, 408; Potter’s Dwarris, 334, 374; 4 Cond. (U. S.) 414; 40 Miss. 29; 1 How.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Madison county. Young, Chancellor. . The opinion of the court contains a statement of the case. Woodman was guilty of laches of which he cannot take advantage; McRaney v. Coulter, 39 Miss. 390. He had adopted all the remedies afforded him by law, and it was beyond the power of the legislature to grant him any relief. See Story Eq. PI. 407, 408; Potter’s Dwarris, 334, 374; 4 Cond. (U. S.) 414; 40 Miss. 29; 1 How. (U. S.) 311, 316-320; 2 ib. 608, 612-614; 12 Wheat. 256, 327; 8 ib. 84; 4 ib. 197; 3 Dal. 386; 1 Cond. (U. S.) 179-182; 11 Pet. 420. 1. That after an…
1Opinion of the Court
Peyton, C. J.:
On the 23d day of February, A. D. 1867, a decree was rendered by a special court of equity in favor of David M. Fulton against J. F. Woodman, for the sum of $35,507.67, and costs of suit.
At the January term, 1871, the said Woodman filed a bill of review in the chancery court of Madison county to procure the reversal of said decree.
And to this bill of review, the defendant, D. W. Fulton, filed a demurrer, assigning the following causes :
1. The alleged errors assigned in said bill, are on the report of the commissioner appointed to take and state an account, and no reason or…
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