Simpson v. Talbot
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court. John M. Elliott, Chancellor. No sufficient evidence of adverse possession, was offered. 43 Ark. 81; 57 Ark. 97; 27 Ark. 77; 30 Ark. 640. Appellees cannot redeem. 71 S. W. 255. Appellant wás not guilty of laches. 152 U. S. 413; 173 U. S. 131; hi 111. 328; 24 S. W. 638. Mere delay, not operating to the prejudice of the adverse party, is immáterial. 14 Ga. 238; 136 Mass. 273 ; 152 Mo. 398. The facts upon which a decree is amenable nunc pro…
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Appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court. John M. Elliott, Chancellor. No sufficient evidence of adverse possession, was offered. 43 Ark. 81; 57 Ark. 97; 27 Ark. 77; 30 Ark. 640. Appellees cannot redeem. 71 S. W. 255. Appellant wás not guilty of laches. 152 U. S. 413; 173 U. S. 131; hi 111. 328; 24 S. W. 638. Mere delay, not operating to the prejudice of the adverse party, is immáterial. 14 Ga. 238; 136 Mass. 273 ; 152 Mo. 398. The facts upon which a decree is amenable nunc pro tunc should be of record. 21 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law (2d Ed.), 822. Notice of the application to amend should have been…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
On the 24th of March, 1895, John H. Talbot & Co. brought suit, in-the Jefferson chancery court, against W. T. Simpson and others to foreclose a mortgage upon certain lands. A decree foreclosing the mortgage was rendered. After the expiration of the term at which it ,was rendered, the chancery court amended it so as to show the evidence upon which the cause was heard. The record fails to show that notice of the application for the amendment was given, or that any application was made, or that the parties-appeared at the time the decree was corrected. According to the amendment, all the…
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