Lay v. Lay
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Scott county. Hon. Gr. C. Tann, Chancellor. Suit by J. F. Day and others against R. C. Lay and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Stevens, «T.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This appeal is prosecuted from'' a decree of the chancery court of Scott county awarding to the appellees two thousand two hundred forty-three dollars and twenty cents, now in the hands of R. C. Lay, as administrator de bonis non of the estate of Mrs. Nancy Lay, deceased. About the year 1870, Mrs. Nancy Lay, a resident of Scott county, departed this life leaving an unsatisfied claim against the United States government for the destruction of certain of her property by federal soldiers during the Civil War. During the life of Nancy Lay she…
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