Comstock v. North
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Harrison county. Hon. J. O. S. Sanders, Special Chancellor. Comstock and another, partners under the name Comstock Brothers, the appellants, were the complainants in the court below; North, the appellee, was defendant there.
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From the chancery court of Harrison county. Hon. J. O. S. Sanders, Special Chancellor. Comstock and another, partners under the name Comstock Brothers, the appellants, were the complainants in the court below; North, the appellee, was defendant there. The object of the suit was to cancel, as a cloud upon title, a writing, in form of a letter, written by complainants to defendant, under which the defendant asserted a right in and to a large tract of valuable land and to confirm the complainants’ title thereto. The defendant made his answer a cross-bill, and sought to have the letter adjudged…
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, J.
On the 31st day of October, 1902, Comstock Brothers wrote to J. E. North as follows:
“Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 31, 1902.
“Mr. J. E. North, Bond, Miss.
“Dear Sir: — We will withdraw our Mississippi tract in'Harrison and Pearl River counties from the market until January 1, 1904, during which time you may send your men to look it over, and if, at the expiration of the time, or February 1, 1904, you decide to take this land, we will sell you eight-ninths and give you warranty deed on the same at the rate of $20 per acre, and in the meantime we will try to get the'consent of the parties owning the…
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