Mississippi Sawmill Co. v. Douglas
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Lawrence county. Hon. R. E. Sheehy, Chancellor. Suit hy the Mississippi Sawmill Company, against R. J. Douglas, and others. From a decree for defendant, complainant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Fraud being admitted hy the demurrer, it must be overruled.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Lawrence county. Hon. R. E. Sheehy, Chancellor. Suit hy the Mississippi Sawmill Company, against R. J. Douglas, and others. From a decree for defendant, complainant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Fraud being admitted hy the demurrer, it must be overruled. Under the allegations of this bill, it appeared that Mrs. Buckley, being the warrantor in a timber deed, under which appellant claimed, with intent to defraud appellant, made a colorable conveyance to her brother, under which they acquired a deed from the board of…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
Briefly stated, the bill of complaint filed in this case alleges that Mrs. Buckley, one of the deefndants, on May 5> 1899, being the owner of a ninety-nine year lease of certain sixteenth section lands situated in Lawrence county, executed a warrnaty deed by which she conveyed to Henry Myer ‘ ‘ all timber and timber-like trees ’ ’ grow*685ing on said land, and that, by regular mesne conveyances complainant succeeded to the rights and privileges first conveyed to Henry Myer. It is further stated in the bill that in 1910 Mrs. Buckley executed and delivered to her brother, R. J. Douglas, the other…
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