Deshatreaux v. Batson

Appellees filed their bill against appellant in the chancery court of Forrest county, to recover damages claimed to have been suffered by them on account of deceit and fraud practiced upon them by appellant in the exchange between the parties of certain lands. Appellant being a non-resident, and owning land in Forrest county in this state, the action, was begun by a foreign attachment in chancery. The cause was heard on original bill, answer, and documentary and oral proofs. A final decree was rendered in the cause, granting- appellees the relief prayed for in their bill. From that decree…