Keesee ex rel. Bowdre Bros. & Co. v. Sloan
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of DeSoto county. Hon. James T. Fant, Judge. Replevin for certain property distrained for rent. The cause was tried by the court, without a jury, upon an agreed statement of the facts, which was-substantially as follows : G. R. Keesee and wife filed a bill, in January, 1891, seeking partition of certain land in which they had an undivided two-thirds interest, the remaining one-third interest being owned by a minor.
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From the circuit court of DeSoto county. Hon. James T. Fant, Judge. Replevin for certain property distrained for rent. The cause was tried by the court, without a jury, upon an agreed statement of the facts, which was-substantially as follows : G. R. Keesee and wife filed a bill, in January, 1891, seeking partition of certain land in which they had an undivided two-thirds interest, the remaining one-third interest being owned by a minor. In February following, Keesee rented a portion of the land to Archie Sloan for the year 1891, and took his rent note for the agreed rent, to be paid November…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
The purchaser was entitled to the rent of the land purchased, which became due after his purchase, and the fact that the claim for rent had been transferred did not defeat his right. 12 Am. & Eng. Enc. L., 1035; Martin v. Martin, 7 Md., 368; Sampson v. Grimes,7 Blackf., 176; Westmoreland v. Foster, 60 Ala., 448; English v. Key, 39 Ib., 113; Stout v. Kean, 3 Harr. (Del.), 82; Wilson v. Delaplaine, 3 Ib., 499.
Affirmed.
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