Johnson v. Richardson
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the Circuit Court of Rankiu county. Hon. John Watts, judge. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The subject-matter of this suit is certain lots, situated in the town of Brandon, being part of a sixteenth section, of which the defendant held possession and claimed under a lease for ninety-nine years. The facts of the case were agreed upon by the parties, and are stated in the bill of exceptions taken in the Circuit Court. It is unnecessary to detail them, as they present the single question, whether the interest or estate of a tenant for years, being the head of a family, is, or is not exempt by law, from sale under execution ?
The proper construction of the statute, exempting certain…
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