Montgomery v. Hollingsworth
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Bolivar county. Hon. J. D. Magruder, Special Chancellor. Bill by Sam Montgomery against J. D. Hollingsworth for injunction, and from an order dissolving a temporary injunction, plaintiff appeals. We invite the court’s special attention to the opinion of Justice Calhoun in the case of Mallett v. Lewis, in 61 Miss. 105, which, according to our understanding, is absolutely conclusive of the case above.
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Appeal from chancery court of Bolivar county. Hon. J. D. Magruder, Special Chancellor. Bill by Sam Montgomery against J. D. Hollingsworth for injunction, and from an order dissolving a temporary injunction, plaintiff appeals. We invite the court’s special attention to the opinion of Justice Calhoun in the case of Mallett v. Lewis, in 61 Miss. 105, which, according to our understanding, is absolutely conclusive of the case above. In the instant case the only time ever contemplated by either of these parties in reference to the working of this land was five years and the time during which this…
1Opinion of the CourtSykes, J.
The appellant, Sam Montgomery, as complainant in the chancery court in his bill alleges that he is the owner of certain farming lands in Bolivar county, that during the latter part of the year 1920 he and the defendant discussed a partnership arrangement between themselves for the farming of these lands for the ensuing five years, but that they never agreed upon the terms of the partnership, and that, before the defendant had moved himself and family or any of his goods upon the lands of the complainant, he (complainant) notified the defendant not to move upon the property, and that they…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mallett v. LewisMississippi Supreme Court · 1883
- Miles v. FinkMississippi Supreme Court · 1918
- Gulf Coast Ice & Manufacturing Co. v. BowersMississippi Supreme Court · 1902
- Scruggs v. McGeheeMississippi Supreme Court · 1915
- Pearman v. WigginsMississippi Supreme Court · 1912
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