Yazoo County v. Humphreys County
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Humphreys- county. Hon. H. H. Elemobe, Judge. Suit by Humphreys .county against Yazoo county.From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. It will he at once noted that the section just quoted in the statement of facts conveys the title to no. property other than that “situated in and -pertaining to the territory embraced in Humphreys county.”
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Appeal from the circuit court of Humphreys- county. Hon. H. H. Elemobe, Judge. Suit by Humphreys .county against Yazoo county.From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. It will he at once noted that the section just quoted in the statement of facts conveys the title to no. property other than that “situated in and -pertaining to the territory embraced in Humphreys county.” Therefore, if the county farm involved in this litigation does not “pertain to the territory embraced in Humphreys county,” the title to the same does not pass…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
This was a suit brought by Humphreys county ágainst Yazoo county, T. J. Huddleston and others, lessees from said Yazoo county, for a certain tract 'of land described, which had been purchased by Yazoo county and • used by said county prior to the creation of Humphreys county as a county farm for working convicts;
*870Chapter 348, Laws of 1918, provided for the creation of Humphreys county, and said county was duly organized on June 3, 1918, and it is agreed that seven hundred dollars was a reasonable amount for the use of the said property from the creation of said county to January 1, 1919, and…
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