Bailey v. McRae

The appellants were defendants in an ejectment suit instituted against them by Dr. K. F. McRae, the appellee, and adverse judgment was rendered against them, from which they prosecute this appeal.

The land in controversy consisted of several lots in the town of Belmont. To maintain his suit the appellee offered in evidence letters patent showing title out of the United States, a plat of the town of Belmont, and a certified copy of a deed on record in the chancery clerk’s office in that county. The deed is as follows:

“Chancery Clerk’s Conveyance

“Land Sold for Taxes.

“State of Mississippi, County…