Legal Opinion

Cobb v. Duke

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1858PublishedCited by 6 opinions

ERROR to the District Chancery Court of Hernando. Hon. James E. Trotter, vice-chancellor. Cited McAllister v. Moye, 30 Miss. 258 ; Bickford v. Crates, lb. 273; Graham, v. Me Campbell, Meigs R. 52; Turner v. Hicks, 4: S. & M. 300; Maley v. Bennett, 5 Porter’s R. 452; Starke v. Mercer, 3 How. 381; 3 John Ch. R. 331; 5 Cow. 81; Speight r. Porter, 26 Miss. 286; Qraig v. City of Vicksburg, 31 Miss. 216; Stolces v. Winslow, lb. 518. Cited Bacon v. Ventress, 32 Miss.

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ERROR to the District Chancery Court of Hernando. Hon. James E. Trotter, vice-chancellor. Cited McAllister v. Moye, 30 Miss. 258 ; Bickford v. Crates, lb. 273; Graham, v. Me Campbell, Meigs R. 52; Turner v. Hicks, 4: S. & M. 300; Maley v. Bennett, 5 Porter’s R. 452; Starke v. Mercer, 3 How. 381; 3 John Ch. R. 331; 5 Cow. 81; Speight r. Porter, 26 Miss. 286; Qraig v. City of Vicksburg, 31 Miss. 216; Stolces v. Winslow, lb. 518. Cited Bacon v. Ventress, 32 Miss. R. 158; Beider v. Wall, 26 lb. 595; Qaleb v. Martin, 1 How. 558; McBea v. Walker, 4 lb. 455; Barnes v. McGee, 1 S. & M. 208; City of…

1Opinion of the CourtHandy, J.

This bill was filed by the defendants in error, as assignees of certain notes given for the purchase-money of lands, to subject the lands to the payment of the purchase-money.

The material facts necessary to be taken into view appear to be as follows. In November, 1847, John Caruthers bargained with W. Goodman for two tracts of land; and being insolvent, he procured one Petrie, a relative, to execute his notes for the purchase-money, and to accept a bond for title in his, Petrie’s, name, which was soon afterwards assigned by him to the wife of Caruthers. In February, 1850, Caruthers sold the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cathcart v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
  2. Mosby v. WallMississippi Supreme Court · 1851
  3. Craig v. City of VicksburgMississippi Supreme Court · 1856
  4. Work v. GlaskinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1857

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Young v. VailNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1924
  2. Canal Bank v. HudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. Barton v. TombariWashington Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Lepper v. JacksonMontana Supreme Court · 1936
  5. Walton v. . BristolSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1899

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