Clark v. Rainey
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Sunflower county. HoN. 1Y. R. Trigg, Chancellor. Bill by the heirs of one Greer to establish title to an undivided one-half interest in- section 28, and the northwest one,quarter of section 27, township 19, range 4, west, in Sunflower county, and to cancel certain tax deeds and other conveyances as clouds upon their title. The land was originally owned by T. H. Kennedy and A. J. Arrington.
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From the chancery court of Sunflower county. HoN. 1Y. R. Trigg, Chancellor. Bill by the heirs of one Greer to establish title to an undivided one-half interest in- section 28, and the northwest one,quarter of section 27, township 19, range 4, west, in Sunflower county, and to cancel certain tax deeds and other conveyances as clouds upon their title. The land was originally owned by T. H. Kennedy and A. J. Arrington. Bogle and Greer were partners as commission merchants, in Mobile, Ala. On October 15, 1864, Bogle contracted to purchase the land from Arrington for himself and Greer, and gave…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
So far as the issues between appellants and Mrs. McLin and A. E. Anderson, Jr., and R. C. Patty are concerned, we have, in this appeal, nothing before us, as the final decree very singularly pretermits any decision as to them, and the lands to which they assert claims, disposing of the rights of the other-appellees by dismissing the bill as to these other appellees, apparently solely on the finding of the chancellor that W. G. Greer was over twenty-two years of age when the bill was filed, August 23, 1889.
We do not think the testimony shows satisfactorily any resulting trust in Greer to the…
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