Berry v. Houston

195 So.2d 515 (1967)

J.O. BERRY et al.

v.

G.M. HOUSTON et al.

No. 44266.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 20, 1967.

J.W. Kellum, Sumner, for appellants.

Carlton & Henderson, Sumner, Barnett, Montgomery, McClintock & Cunningham, Jackson, for appellees.

SMITH, Justice.

The Webb-Sumner Methodist Church, acting through its trustees, filed a bill in the Chancery Court of the Second Judicial District of Tallahatchie County against J.O. Berry and Mrs. Colie T. Ellett, seeking cancellation of claims asserted by them to parts of real estate, in the town of Webb, of which the church was the record owner.

Ber…