James Bradley Pounds v. J.L. Shirley

WESTBROOKS, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. The executor of the estate of James R. Pounds (Pounds Estate), and heirs individually, appeal the ruling of the Prentiss County Chancery Court. The chancellor reformed the warranty deed of the subject property, finding that the deed mistakenly included property not mutually agreed upon by the decedent and the owner. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. Jim “J.L.” Shirley (Shirley) was deeded land east of the Brown’s Creek Channel by his uncle, H.C. Shirley, in 1970. The deed conveyed “all that part of [eight tracts] lying and being east…