City of Laurel v. Weems
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Jones county. Hon. Sam. Whitman, Jr., Chancellor. Suit by A. J. Weems against the city of Laurel. From a judgment for complainant, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. On the 20th day of March, 1906, Eastman-Gardner & Company, by general warranty deed conveyed to the city of Laurel, Mississippi, the property in controversy, lot 10, in block 1 of the Alpha addition to the town of Laurel, Mississippi.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Jones county. Hon. Sam. Whitman, Jr., Chancellor. Suit by A. J. Weems against the city of Laurel. From a judgment for complainant, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. On the 20th day of March, 1906, Eastman-Gardner & Company, by general warranty deed conveyed to the city of Laurel, Mississippi, the property in controversy, lot 10, in block 1 of the Alpha addition to the town of Laurel, Mississippi. Having conveyed this property after the first day of February, 1906, a lien attached to this property for the taxes due…
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, C. J.
In July, 1909, A. J. Weems filed this bill in the chancery court of Jones county against the city of Laurel and all others claiming any legal or equitable interest in lot 10, block 1, of Alpha addition to the town of Laurel. The complainant seeks by the bill to quiet and confirm his alleged title to the above lot. The lot is within the corporate limits of the city of Laurel, and claimed by the city to be owned by it. Complainant deraigns his title from the government down to a tax title purchased by him at a tax collector’s sale on March 4, 1907. The record shows that the property formerly…
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