Legal Opinion
Adams v. Belt
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 1924No. 23715PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith:, C. J.,
delivered the opinion, of the court.
The case made by the record is this: In February, 1916, L. Carlton Belt, a citizen and resident of Bullock county, Ga,, died seized mid. possessed of certain land in Tallahatchie county, Miss., leaving as his heirs at law his widow, Elizabeth T. Belt, and three children, Willie B. Belt, Lloyd J. Belt, and Talbot C. Belt, minors. The land was purchased by Belt from W. A. Jenkins, and there remained a balance due by Belt to Jenkins for the purchase money thereof at Belt’s death. In September, 1869, Jenkins being then dead, his administratrix,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Norris v. HagginSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Belt v. AdamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
- Thornton v. City of NatchezMississippi Supreme Court · 1906
- Belt v. AdamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1921
- Metcalfe v. PerryMississippi Supreme Court · 1888
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- McMahon v. McMahonMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
- Hobgood v. Koch Pipeline Southeast, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000
- Brown v. Long Bell Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1925
- Cratin v. CratinMississippi Supreme Court · 1937
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