Legal Opinion

Theobald v. Deslonde

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1908PublishedCited by 8 opinions

From the chancery court of Harrison-county. Hon. Thaddeus A. Wood, Chancellor. Deslonde and others, appellees, were complainants in theeourt below; Theobald and another, appellants, were defendants-there. From a decree overruling their demurrer to the complainants’ bill the defendants appealed to the supreme court.

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From the chancery court of Harrison-county. Hon. Thaddeus A. Wood, Chancellor. Deslonde and others, appellees, were complainants in theeourt below; Theobald and another, appellants, were defendants-there. From a decree overruling their demurrer to the complainants’ bill the defendants appealed to the supreme court. The appellees, the three children of Mrs. Belle Deslonde, alleged in their bill that in 189.0, by the will of their deceased grandmother, a life estate in certain land in section 35 of a designated township and range in Harrison county was devised to their mother for her life, with…

1Opinion of the CourtWhiteielb, C. J.

The petition under which this land was sold was manifestly bottomed on Code 1892, § 2205 (Code 1906, § 2122), and just as manifestly, was not brought under Code 1892, § 2191, (Code-1906, § 2113)., The petition itself expressly prays for process for three near relatives of the minors to be served under this-section 2205, naming the section. The allegations required to-be made under section 2113, to the effect that, if the personalty *213of the estate and tbe rents and profits of the real estate are not sufficient for tbe maintenance and education of tbe ward, tbe court may, on investigation,…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hill v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co. v. SavageMississippi Supreme Court · 1924
  3. Krohn v. MiguesMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
  4. City of Pascagoula v. KrebsMississippi Supreme Court · 1928
  5. Leech v. Masonite Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1953

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