Harris v. Armstrong

On July 14, 1955, Wesley Harris was the owner of a certain forty acres of land located in Lawrence County, Mississippi. On that day Wesley Harris and his wife Annie, by warranty deed, conveyed that forty acres of land, less one-half of the minerals, to Burnett B. Arm*195strong. The consideration was $280, which was paid in cash.

On January 23, 1956, Harris and his wife filed the hill in this cause charging that Armstrong, the grantee in the deed, obtained the title through fraud, and that he held the title as trustee for Wesley Harris. The charge of fraud was grounded in the averments that (1) a…