Whitfield v. Miles
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Chancery Conrt of Clay County. Hon. J. Q. Bobine, Chancellor. Snit by W. W. Whitfield et al. against Frank Miles. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion of the conrt. No brief of counsel on either side found in the record..
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, C. J.
This snit was instituted by appellants against appellees, seeking to recover a certain tract of land described .in the declaration. It would be profitless to set out the-pleadings, further than they appear in this opinion. Appellants are the children of one W. W. Whitfield, and assert their claim to the property in controversy by reason of the fact that it was owned by W. W. Whitfield for life, with remainder to them. The -facts out of which this litigation arises, briefly summarized, are about as-follows:
It appears that in the year 1854 there was living in Lowndes county one William…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Robinson v. LewisMississippi Supreme Court · 1890
- Fox v. CoonMississippi Supreme Court · 1886
- Clark v. RaineyMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
- Wade v. BarlowMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Whitfield v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1904
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3Cited by5 opinions
- La Blanc v. BusbyMississippi Supreme Court · 1955
- Deanes v. WhitfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
- Campbell v. HerodMississippi Supreme Court · 1942
- Federal Land Bank v. NewsomMississippi Supreme Court · 1936
- Walker v. WoodsMississippi Supreme Court · 1932