Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Messick

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided March 29, 1919Published

Injunction suit by William R. Messick against Ella S. Johnson and Jacob West, Sheriff. Rrom a*decree for complainant in accordance with the opinions of the court below (ante pp. 164, 362, 98 Atl. 218; 101 Atl. 865), defendants appeal. Reversed, and injunction dissolved. The facts appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Heisel, J.,

delivering the opinión of the Court:

This is an appeal from the Chancellor. The appellee, William R. Messick, filed a bill in the Court of Chancery alleging that he is the owner of a lot of land in Georgetown which was conveyed to him December 16, 1915, by one Edwin C. Baker, to *455whom-it had been conveyed by John W. Messick, on May 25, 1915; that said .lot was conveyed to said John W- Messick by deed of Hettie A. S. Kollock, bearing date January 17, 1905, and recorded August 29, 1911; that said Hettie A. S. Kollock died intestate on August 31, 1911, and letters of administration were…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Carlin v. HudsonTexas Supreme Court · 1854
  2. Gunn v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1845

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