North American Trust Co. v. Lanier
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Warren county. Hon. William C. Martin, .Chancellor. The North American Trust Company, the appellant, was the complainant in the court below; Frank B. Lanier, his wife, Mary Emma, and others, appellees, were defendants there.
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From the chancery court of Warren county. Hon. William C. Martin, .Chancellor. The North American Trust Company, the appellant, was the complainant in the court below; Frank B. Lanier, his wife, Mary Emma, and others, appellees, were defendants there. The court below decreed in defendants’ favor, and the complainant appealed to the supreme court. ' The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. 1. The court below erred in holding that the complainant had no title to the lands in controversy. The sale at which complainant purchased was made under the $2,100 note and deed of…
1Opinion of the CourtCalhoon, J.
On March 22, 1887, Frank B. Lanier was the owner in fee simple of the lands in controversy, and on that date he borrowed $500 from L. N. Buck, to secure which, payable in five years, he presented a trust deed purporting to be signed and to be duly acknowledged by himself and his wife, Mary E. Lanier, before a justice of the peace, who has since died. The record appearing free from any incumbrances or liens, Mr. Buck furnished the $500. Mrs. Lanier; the appellee, testifies that she knew nothing of this loan; that her name to the deed is a forgery, which she “reckons’-’ was committed by her…
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