B. B. Williams & Co. v. Collins
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Harrison county. Hon. J. H. Neville, Judge. Suit by It. E. Collins against B. B. Williams & Co. Erom a judgement for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Appellee was plaintiff in the court below, and appellants were defendants.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Harrison county. Hon. J. H. Neville, Judge. Suit by It. E. Collins against B. B. Williams & Co. Erom a judgement for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Appellee was plaintiff in the court below, and appellants were defendants. This suit was filed for damages growing out of the alleged entering by the defendants upon the property described in the declaration and alleged to be the property of the plaintiff and boxing certain pine trees for turpentine purposes. The plaintiff introduced a deed to the property, but did not deraign his title, nor did he show possession…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
Appellee proved only color of title to the land on which the trees in controversy are situated, and failed' altogether to prove that he had any sort of possession thereof; consequently he cannot maintain this suit.
Reversed and remanded.
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