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Wade v. Thompson

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1876PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Eruor to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. lion. Uriah Millsa:ps, Judge. All the material facts aré stated in the opinion of the court.

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Eruor to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. lion. Uriah Millsa:ps, Judge. All the material facts aré stated in the opinion of the court. The following errors, are assigned : 1-. The court below erred in not allowing plaintiff in error to read in evidence the deed from Robert Duncan, administrator of S. B. Owen, to H. C. Lindsey. 2. In allowing defendant Hyman to read in evidence the ■deed to him by J. J. Owen, the same having been obtained after the institution of this suit. 3. In awarding judgment for the defendants instead of for the plaintiff. 4. In refusing to-grant a new trial. The…

1Opinion of the CourtSimrall, C. J.

An action of ejectment was brought by Mrs. M. I. Wade, to recover from the tenant in possession a lot of ground in the town of Fayette. Henry Hyman, as landlord, was admitted to defend, and pleaded the general issue.

The bill of exceptions, considered in connection with other parts of the record, does not, perhaps, present the case as fully as it was developed on the trial.

On the-day of-, 1861, Henry Lindsey executed a deed of trust, embracing the lot and some personal property, to A. J. Cameron, trustee, to secure John H. Duncan and Isaac Burch, sureties on three bonds or sealed notes,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson ex dem. Klock v. HudsonNew York Supreme Court · 1808
  2. James Greenleaf's Lessee v. BirthSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  3. Griffin v. SheffieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1860
  4. Jackson ex dem. Dunbar v. ToddNew York Supreme Court · 1810
  5. Wightman v. Doe ex dem. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1852

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Morgan v. Hazlehurst LodgeMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
  2. Houston v. National Mutual Building & Loan Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Enochs v. MillerMississippi Supreme Court · 1882
  4. Blume v. MacGregorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944

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