Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Langston

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 25, 1937No. 32727PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.

On December 2, 1935, the appellee instituted an unlawful entry and detainer proceeding against the appellant for the recovery of the possession of land alleged to be unlawfully withheld from her by the appellant. The case reached the court below on appeal thereto, where it was tried by agreement by the judge without a jury, resulting in a judgment awarding the possession of the land to the appellee.

The record presents several very interesting questions, but the answer we have to make to one lying at the threshold thereof renders it unnecessary to consider the others.

' The land came into the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Griffin v. SheffieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1860
  2. Wolf v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1855
  3. Love v. LawMississippi Supreme Court · 1880
  4. Rhyne v. GuevaraMississippi Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Rives v. NesmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Simpson v. RickettsMississippi Supreme Court · 1939
  2. McKay v. ShafferMississippi Supreme Court · 1947
  3. James Et Ux. v. ShafferMississippi Supreme Court · 1947

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